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protocol
What does protocol mean?
protocol (noun): an accepted code of conduct; acceptable behavior in a given situation or group.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where does protocol come from?
Borrowed from Middle French protocolle, protocole (“document, record”), from Late Latin protocollum (“the first sheet of a volume (on which contents and errata were written)”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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