transcription, транскрипция: [ proʊtəkɒl, AM -kɔ:l ]
( protocols)
1.
Protocol is a system of rules about the correct way to act in formal situations.
He has become something of a stickler for the finer observances of royal protocol.
...minor breaches of protocol.
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2.
A protocol is a set of rules for exchanging information between computers. ( COMPUTING )
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3.
A protocol is a written record of a treaty or agreement that has been made by two or more countries. ( FORMAL )
...the Montreal Protocol to phase out use and production of CFCs...
= accord
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A protocol is a plan for a course of medical treatment, or a plan for a scientific experiment. ( AM FORMAL )
...the detoxification protocol.
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