Definition of protocol
- n. - The original copy of any writing, as of a deed, treaty,
dispatch, or other instrument.
- n. - The minutes, or rough draught, of an instrument or
transaction.
- n. - A preliminary document upon the basis of which
negotiations are carried on.
- n. - A convention not formally ratified.
- n. - An agreement of diplomatists indicating the results
reached by them at a particular stage of a negotiation.
- v. t. - To make a protocol of.
- v. i. - To make or write protocols, or first draughts; to
issue protocols.