Protocol

GRE 蓝宝 Barron

[编辑] 解释

n.外交礼节; 协议
［英］ n.外交礼节 ( a code to correct etiquette and precedence) ; 协议 ( an original draft of a document or transaction)
［记］ proto ( 首要) ＋col -> 首要的东西 -> 礼节

noun

Etymology: Middle French prothocole, from Medieval Latin protocollum, from Late Greek prōtokollon first sheet of a papyrus roll bearing date of manufacture, from Greek prōt- prot- + kollan to glue together, from kolla glue; perhaps akin to Middle Dutch helen to glue
Date: 1541
1. an original draft, minute, or record of a document or transaction
2.
- a. a preliminary memorandum often formulated and signed by diplomatic negotiators as a basis for a final convention or treaty
- b. the records or minutes of a diplomatic conference or congress that show officially the agreements arrived at by the negotiators
3.
- a. a code prescribing strict adherence to correct etiquette and precedence (as in diplomatic exchange and in the military services) <a breach of protocol>
- b. a set of conventions governing the treatment and especially the formatting of data in an electronic communications system <network protocols>
- c. convention 3a,b
4. a detailed plan of a scientific or medical experiment, treatment, or procedure