Dictionary Entry
protocol
Part of SpeechnounPronunciation/ˈpɹəʊtəˌkɒl/Word FrequencyCommon (5.51)Curriculum FrequencyLess common (1)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.
In a Sentence
“Writers often choose protocol when discussing complex ideas.”
Published Usage Examples
“The more generic url path would match the later element. url [@protocol] matches URL elements that have a protocol attribute, no matter what its value is.”
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Origin
From Greek protokollon ‘first leaf’, via Latin protocolus, meaning the first sheet of a document.
Common Phrases
Poetry examples for “protocol”
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