Examples of “protocol” in a Sentence

noun The official rules of correct conduct in formal or diplomatic situations.

• Protocol requires guests to wait until the host has sat down.
• The visiting delegation was briefed on the correct protocol for meeting the royal family.
• Breaking with protocol, the ambassador spoke without notes.

noun A set of rules governing how data is exchanged, especially over a computer network.

• Email uses a different protocol from the one that loads web pages.
• The devices communicate using a secure protocol.
• HTTP is the protocol web browsers use to load pages.

noun A formal plan for how an experiment, treatment, or procedure should be carried out.

• The trial followed a strict protocol so every patient received the same care.
• Researchers wrote a detailed protocol before starting the laboratory experiment.
• Doctors followed the hospital's emergency protocol.