protocol
noun(pro-to-col)
an original draft, minute, or record of a document or transaction
protocol
noun(pro-to-col)
a preliminary memorandum often formulated and signed by diplomatic negotiators as a basis for a final convention or treaty
protocol
noun(pro-to-col)
the records or minutes of a diplomatic conference or congress that show officially the agreements arrived at by the negotiators
protocol
noun(pro-to-col)
a communications protocol governing the exchange of data (such as HTML files) especially on the World Wide Web —called also hypertext transport protocol
protocol
noun(pro-to-col)
any of various technologies that support telephony using the Internet for transmission rather than traditional phone lines —abbreviation VoIP