Protocol

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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.


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