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• plural of protocol.

protocols

Cultural  

1. Agreed-upon standards and practices in technology (particularly information technology) that allow systems manufactured by many different companies to be compatible with each other and work within common larger systems. Protocols are established by industry trade groups, governments, or some combination thereof.

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Example Sentences

"Protocols for restoration are already beginning to be implemented."

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026

The VPN Protocols page allows you to select the VPN protocol used.

From Salon • Mar. 21, 2026

Indeed, Rosenberg’s thinking reflected the general approach to the Protocols among Nazis.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 17, 2024

Published in Nature Protocols and led by the University of Eastern Finland, an international team of researchers has published the first harmonized exposure protocol for ecotoxicity testing of microplastics and nanoplastics.

From Science Daily • Oct. 10, 2023

I learned about the Jewish diaspora and the strange history of The Protocols of the Elders of Zion.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover

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