Definition of Protacol
Pro"to*col (?), n. [F. protocole,
LL. protocollum, fr. Gr. &?; the first leaf glued to the rolls
of papyrus and the notarial documents, on which the date was written;
prw^tos the first (see Proto-) + &?; glue.]
1. The original copy of any writing, as of a
deed, treaty, dispatch, or other instrument.
Burrill.
2. The minutes, or rough draught, of an
instrument or transaction.
3. (Diplomacy) (a) A
preliminary document upon the basis of which negotiations are carried
on. (b) A convention not formally
ratified. (c) An agreement of diplomatists
indicating the results reached by them at a particular stage of a
negotiation.
Pro"to*col, v. t. To make a
protocol of.
Pro"to*col, v. i. To make or write
protocols, or first draughts; to issue protocols.
Carlyle.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
A set of formal rules describing how to transmit data,
especially across a network. Low level protocols define the
electrical and physical standards to be observed, bit- and
byte-ordering and the transmission and error detection and correction of the bit stream. High level protocols deal with
the data formatting, including the syntax of messages, the
terminal to computer dialogue, character sets, sequencing of
messages etc.
Many protocols are defined by RFCs or by OSI.
See also handshaking.
[Jargon File]
(1995-01-12)
- The Free Online Computing Dictionary
- A rule which guides how an activity should be performed.
- The original copy of any writing, as of a deed, treaty, dispatch, or other instrument.
- The minutes, or rough draft, of an instrument or transaction.
- (diplomacy): A preliminary document upon the basis of which negotiations are carried on.
- (diplomacy): A convention not formally ratified.
- (diplomacy): An agreement of diplomatists indicating the results reached by them at a particular stage of a negotiation.
- (obsolete), (transitive): To make a protocol of.
- (obsolete), (intransitive): To make or write protocols, or first drafts; to issue protocols.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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