Protocol
nounverified·updated May 9, 2026
Set of rules and formats, semantic and syntactic, permitting information systems to exchange information.
polysemousFFIEC IT Examination Handbook - Audit, April 2012
Senses
SANS Glossary of Security Terms
A formal specification for communicating; an IP address the special set of rules that end points in a telecommunication connection use when they communicate. Protocols exist at several levels in a telecommunication connection.
ISACA Cybersecurity Glossary
The rules by which a network operates and controls the flow and priority of transmissions
Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) IT Examination Handbook Infobase, Glossary
A format for transmitting data between devices.
Wordset Dictionary
code of correct conduct
Wordset Dictionary
forms of ceremony and etiquette observed by diplomats and heads of state
Wordset Dictionary
computational rules determining the format and transmission of data
Classifications
Entity Type
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Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- synonym
- communications protocol
- plural
- Protocols
- possessive
- Protocol's
- pluralpossessive
- Protocols'