Topic: COMPUTERS
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| Date: | 1400-1500 |
| Language: | Old French |
| Origin: | prothocole, from Late Greek protokollon 'first page of a document', from kolla 'glue' |
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pro‧to‧col
1 [uncountable] a system of rules about the correct way to behave on an official occasion :
2 [countable] formal
a) an international agreement between two or more countries : the Montreal protocol on the protection of the ozone layer
the Montreal protocol on the protection of the ozone layerb) a written record of a formal or international agreement, or an early form of an agreement
3TD [countable] technicalTD an established method for connecting computers so that they can exchange information
4 [countable] technical a set of rules that are followed when doing a scientific experiment or giving someone medical treatment
