protocol

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Synonyms: protocal, protokol, protocols, protopod, protozoa, protozoal, propofol, probucol, procol, protocone, protolog

Antonyms: protocal, protokol, protocols, protopod, protozoa, protozoal, propofol, probucol, procol, protocone, protolog

Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.

Noun

1. {{lb|en|now|_|chiefly|_|historical}} The [[minutes]], or official record, of a negotiation or transaction; especially a document drawn up officially which forms the legal basis for subsequent agreements based on it. {{defdate|from 15th c.}}
2. {{lb|en|international law|now|_|rare}} An official record of a [[diplomatic]] meeting or negotiation; later specifically, a draft document setting out [[agreements]] to be signed into force by a subsequent formal [[treaty]]. {{defdate|from 17th c.}}
3. {{lb|en|international law}} An [[amendment]] to an official [[treaty]]. {{defdate|from 19th c.}}
4. The first [[leaf]] of a roll of [[papyrus]], or the official [[mark]] typically found on such a page. {{defdate|from 19th c.}}
5. The official formulas which appeared at the beginning or end of certain official documents such as [[charter]]s, papal [[bull]]s etc. {{defdate|from 19th c.}}
6. {{lb|en|sciences}} The original [[note]]s of [[observation]]s made during an [[experiment]]. {{defdate|from 19th c.}}
7. {{lb|en|sciences}} The precise method for carrying out or reproducing a given experiment. {{defdate|from 19th c.}}
8. The official [[rule]]s and [[guideline]]s for [[head of state|heads of state]] and other dignitaries, governing accepted behaviour in relations with other diplomatic representatives or over affairs of state. {{defdate|from 19th c.}}
9. {{lb|en|by extension}} An accepted [[code of conduct]]; acceptable behaviour in a given situation or group. {{defdate|from 20th c.}}
10. {{lb|en|computing}} A set of formal rules describing how to transmit or exchange data, especially across a network. {{defdate|from 20th c.}}
11. {{lb|en|medicine}} The set of instructions allowing a licensed medical professional to start, modify, or stop a medical or patient care order. {{defdate|from 20th c.}}
12. {{lb|en|Roman Catholicism}} The introduction of a liturgical [[preface]], immediately following the ''{{w|Sursum corda}}'' dialogue.

Verb

1. {{lb|en|obsolete|transitive}} To make a protocol of.
2. {{lb|en|obsolete|intransitive}} To make or write protocols, or first drafts; to issue protocols.

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