Protocol
Protocol: A set of formal rules describing how to transmit data, especially across a network.
Definition
A set of formal rules describing how to transmit data, especially across a network.
Alternative Definitions
- Definition 2
A set of rules (i.e., formats and procedures) to implement and control some type of association (e.g., communication) between systems.
- Definition 3
A set of rules to implement and control some type of association between systems.
- Definition 4
1. An agreed upon format for transmitting data between devices. 2. A plan for carrying out a formal or scientific study. Voting system tests are often called protocols.
- Definition 5
Set of rules and formats, semantic and syntactic, permitting information systems to exchange information. (CNSSI-4009) (NISTIR)
- Definition 6
A precise set of rules by which two or more computers exchange information.