Protocol

French Meaning

protocole

English Meaning

  1. The forms of ceremony and etiquette observed by diplomats and heads of state.
  2. A code of correct conduct: safety protocols; academic protocol.
  3. The first copy of a treaty or other such document before its ratification.
  4. A preliminary draft or record of a transaction.
  5. The plan for a course of medical treatment or for a scientific experiment.
  6. Computer Science A standard procedure for regulating data transmission between computers.
  7. To form or issue protocols.