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Synonyms
pro·to·col (prṓtə-kôĺ, -kōĺ, -kŏĺ)

[French protocole, from Old French prothocolle, draft of a document, from Medieval Latin prōtocollum, from Late Greek prōtokollon, table of contents, first sheet, Greek prōto-, proto-, + Greek kollēma, sheets of a papyrus glued together (from kollān, to glue together) (from kolla, glue).]

noun 

    1. The forms of ceremony and etiquette observed by diplomats and heads of state.
    2. A code of correct conduct: safety protocols; academic protocol.
  2. The first copy of a treaty or other such document before its ratification.
  3. A preliminary draft or record of a transaction.
  4. The plan for a course of medical treatment or for a scientific experiment.
  5. Computer Science A standard procedure for regulating data transmission between computers.

intransitive verb: -coled or -colled, -col·ing or -col·ling, -cols or -cols 

To form or issue protocols.

derivatives

próto·coĺar
adjective