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Protocol Entity

nounid 3714·updated May 9, 2026
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Entity that follows a set of rules and formats (semantic and syntactic) that determines the communication behavior of other entities.

MWE

Attested in

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Classifications

Entity Type

Network85%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

plural
Protocol Entities
possessive
Protocol Entity's
pluralpossessive
Protocol Entities'

Framework definitions

NISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 21 senseview framework →
§1
Entity that follows a set of rules and formats (semantic and syntactic) that determines the communication behavior of other entities.
FIPS PUB 1881 senseview framework →
§1
Entity that follows a set of rules and formats (semantic and syntactic) that determines the communication behavior of other entities.
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
Entity that follows a set of rules and formats (semantic and syntactic) that determines the communication behavior of other entities.
DR-088 backfill from the noun definition column

Outgoing relationships

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Incoming relationships

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