I. ˈprōd.]əˌkȯl, ˈprōt] also -ˌkäl or -ˌkōl or ]ə̇kəl or ]ēkəl noun
( -s )
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: earlier prothocoll, from Middle French prothocole, from Medieval Latin protocollum, from Late Greek prōtokollon first sheet of a papyrus roll bearing the authentication and date of manufacture of the papyrus, from Greek prōt- prot- + Late Greek -kollon (from Greek kollēma papyrus roll, sheets of papyrus glued together, literally, that which is glued together, from kollan to glue together, from kolla glue); akin to Old Slavic klějĭ glue, Middle Dutch helen to glue
1. : an original draft, minute, or record of a document or transaction ; specifically : the original record kept by a notary of documents or transactions from which he certifies copies
2.
a. : a preliminary memorandum (as of discussions and resolutions arrived at in negotiation) often signed by diplomatic negotiators as a basis for a final convention or treaty
b. : the records or minutes of a diplomatic conference or congress that show officially the agreements arrived at by the negotiators
3.
a. : an official account of a proceeding ; especially : the notes or records relating to a case, an experiment, or an autopsy
b. : the plan of a scientific or medical experiment or treatment
4. : a rigid long-established code prescribing complete deference to superior rank and strict adherence to due order of precedence and precisely correct procedure (as in diplomatic exchange and ceremonies and in the military services)
5. : protocol statement
II. verb
( protocolled or protocoled ; protocolled or protocoled ; protocolling or protocoling ; protocols )
intransitive verb
: to write or issue protocols
transitive verb
: to state in a protocol
III. noun
: a set of conventions governing the treatment and especially the formatting of data in an electronic communications system