protocol

noun

1. (computer science) rules determining the format and transmission of data

Definition categories: communication, prescript, rule

2. forms of ceremony and etiquette observed by diplomats and heads of state

Definition categories: communication, etiquette

3. code of correct conduct

- safety protocols

- academic protocol

Definition categories: thought

verb

1. (obsolete, transitive) To make a protocol of.

2. (obsolete, intransitive) To make or write protocols, or first drafts; to issue protocols.