Protocol may refer to:

Sociology and politics

* Protocol (politics), a formal agreement between nation states * Protocol (diplomacy), the etiquette of diplomacy and affairs of state *

Etiquette Etiquette ( /ˈɛtikɛt, -kɪt/) can be defined as a set of norms of personal behavior in polite society, usually occurring in the form of an ethical code of the expected and accepted social behaviors that accord with the conventions and ...

, a code of personal behavior

Science and technology

* Protocol (science), a predefined written procedural method of conducting experiments * Medical protocol (disambiguation)

Computing

* Protocol (object-oriented programming), a common means for unrelated objects to communicate with each other (sometimes also called ''interfaces'') *

Communication protocol A communication protocol is a system of rules that allows two or more entities of a communications system to transmit information via any variation of a physical quantity. The protocol defines the rules, syntax, semantics (computer science), sem ...

, a defined set of rules and regulations that determine how data is transmitted in telecommunications and computer networking * Cryptographic protocol, a protocol for encrypting data

Music

* ''Protocol'' (album), by Simon Phillips * Protocol (band), a British band * "Protocol", a song by Gordon Lightfoot from the album '' Summertime Dream'' * "Protocol", a song by the Vamps from their 2020 album '' Cherry Blossom''

Other uses

* ''Protocol'' (film), a 1984 comedy film * ''Protocol'' (website), a tech news website * Minutes, also known as protocols, the written record of a meeting

Sociology and politics

Science and technology

Computing

Music

Other uses

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