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# 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 →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/protocol/#m1)

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 →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/protocol/#m2)

3) (computers) A set of rules computers use to send and receive information: «Internet protocol». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/protocol/#m3)

4) (law) An extra agreement added to a treaty between countries. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/protocol/#m4)

### 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 →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/protocol/#x1)
- Our school has a protocol for when someone has an allergic reaction. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/protocol/#x2)
- The prince broke protocol by hugging the crowd. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/protocol/#x3)
- Web pages travel using the HTTP protocol. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/protocol/#x4)
- Under royal protocol, you wait for the queen to speak first. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/protocol/#x5)
- The science protocol says to wear goggles during the experiment. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/protocol/#x6)

### 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.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/history/79-worries-and-hopes-is-the-world-getting-better/7/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «protocol» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/protocol/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.