protocol

«protocol» in Mova's school dictionary: The official rules of correct behaviour on formal… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a protocol, protocols; protocol uncountable)

meaning for a pupil

1) The official rules of correct behaviour on formal occasions, for example when meeting a king or a president: «royal protocol». tree →

2) A set of steps that must be followed in a certain situation, like a plan for safety or medicine: «the school's fire protocol». tree →

3) (computers) A set of rules computers use to send and receive information: «Internet protocol». tree →

4) (law) An extra agreement added to a treaty between countries. tree →

sense in the lessons

In computing lessons protocols (like HTTP and IP) let computers talk; in science and safety a protocol is the exact method to follow; in history and news it is formal manners. Phrases: «follow protocol», «break protocol», «safety protocol», «internet protocol».

examples

• The doctors followed the protocol for treating burns. tree →
• Our school has a protocol for when someone has an allergic reaction. tree →
• The prince broke protocol by hugging the crowd. tree →
• Web pages travel using the HTTP protocol. tree →
• Under royal protocol, you wait for the queen to speak first. tree →
• The science protocol says to wear goggles during the experiment. tree →

note

Countable for a set of steps (protocols); uncountable for formal manners. IP stands for Internet Protocol; HTTP for HyperText Transfer Protocol. Stress: PRO-to-col.

In the corpora

• In 1987 countries agreed in the Montreal Protocol to ban chemicals that damaged the ozone layer, and the ozone layer is slowly healing.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «protocol» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.