protocolnoun
uk/ˈprəʊ.tə.kɒl/us/ˈproʊ.t̬ə.kɑːl/protocol noun (RULES)
[ U ] the system of rules and acceptable behaviour used at official ceremonies and occasions:
a breach of Royal protocol
diplomatic protocol
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Ceremonies
- cavalcade
- ceremonial
- ceremony
- commemorate
- commencement
- hara-kiri
- induction
- initiate
- investiture
- knight
- master of ceremonies
- MC
- nuptials
- pageant
- ritual
- salute
- solemnize
- speech day
- state occasion
- troop
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Rules & laws
protocol noun (AGREEMENT)
[ C ] a formal international agreement:
The Geneva Protocol of 1925 prohibits the use of poisonous gases in war.
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International relations: international politics & government
- accession
- allied
- Anglo-American
- ASEAN
- axes
- bloc
- buffer state
- GATT
- geopolitics
- glasnost
- Group of Eight
- internation
- multinational
- the Allies
- the G8
- the Geneva Convention
- the House of Representatives
- the Kremlin
- the new world order
- UNICEF
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protocol noun (IN COMPUTING)
[ C ] specialized computing a computer language allowing computers that are connected to each other to communicate
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Computer concepts
- aeroplane mode
- airplane mode
- atomicity
- augmented reality
- back end
- clone
- cloud
- corruption
- default to sth
- electronic
- gigabyte
- GUI
- multimedia
- reboot
- template
- tuple
- virtual
- virtually
- web hosting
- what you see is what you get idiom
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