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protocol - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'protocol' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Protocol [ n.]
- The original copy of any writing, as of a deed, treaty, dispatch, or other instrument.
- The minutes, or rough draught, of an instrument or transaction.
- A preliminary document upon the basis of which negotiations are carried on.
- A convention not formally ratified.
- An agreement of diplomatists indicating the results reached by them at a particular stage of a negotiation.
2 . Protocol [ v. i.]
- To make or write protocols, or first draughts; to issue protocols.
3 . Protocol [ v. t.]
- To make a protocol of.

Meaning of 'protocol' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . protocol [ n]
Meaning (1):
- code of correct conduct
Example in sentence:
  • academic protocol;
  • safety protocols