Protocol

1. Information technology - security.

A set of rules for the reliable and secure transmission of data between devices.

For example, Hypertext Transfer Protocol, Secure (HTTPS).

2. International law.

An international agreement, less formal than a treaty.

Sometimes used to amend the terms of a treaty.

Examples include the Natural Capital Protocol and the Kyoto Protocol.

3. Conventions.

Any accepted - or established - code of behaviour or procedure.

See also

• Code
• Convention
• Greenhouse Gas Protocol
• Hypertext Transfer Protocol, Secure (HTTPS)
• International law
• Internet protocol (IP)
• Information technology
• Kyoto Protocol
• Natural Capital Protocol
• Ripple payment protocol
• Transmission Control Protocol
• Treaty