protocols

10 definitions • 15 examples

the system of rules and acceptable behaviour used at official ceremonies and occasions:

a breach of Royal protocol

diplomatic protocol

a rule or set of rules for a scientific or medical process:

All data were collected according to protocols approved by the ethics committee.

As per testing protocol, the sample was divided in two.

a formal international agreement:

The Geneva Protocol of 1925 prohibits the use of poisonous gases in war.

a computer language allowing computers that are connected to each other to communicate

the formal system of rules for correct behavior on official occasions:

[ U ] According to protocol, the new ambassador will present his credentials to the president.

A protocol is also the rules to be followed when doing a scientific study or an exact method for giving medical treatment:

[ U ] medical protocol

[ C ] a treatment protocol

a formal international agreement

Trade relations between the European Union's recent members are governed by a strict protocol.

the Kyoto protocol

a set of technical rules that control the exchange of information between different computers or computer networks:

Companies that use a competitor's protocols in their products will pay 0.4% of their revenue to that company.

Each computer's Web connection has a unique internet protocol address.

the system of rules and acceptable behaviour that people or organizations should follow in official situations, for example when they have formal discussions:

After last week's incident, officials in charge of airport security have been ordered to review safety regulations and protocol.

For a junior officer to communicate such important information directly to a senior officer in this way is considered a breach of protocol.

protocol for sth What is the protocol for handling complaints?