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Protocol I — Protocol Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to the Protection of Victims of International Armed Conflicts (Protocol 1)IntroductionProtocol I is an amendment to the Geneva Conventions.Adopted on June 8, 1977 by… …   Wikipedia

protocol — pro‧to‧col [ˈprəʊtəkɒl ǁ ˈproʊtəkɒːl, kɑːl] noun 1. [countable] COMPUTING an established method for connecting computers so that they can exchange information: • You have to use a different protocol with this new modem. • HTTP is an Internet… …   Financial and business terms

Protocol — may also refer to:Standards in information automation: * Communications protocol * Protocol (computing) * Protocol (object oriented programming) * Cryptographic protocolProcedures for human behavior: * Protocol (diplomacy) * Protocol, a.k.a.… …   Wikipedia

Protocol II — Protocol II: Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and Relating to the Protection of Victims of Non International Armed Conflicts.As of 14 January 2007 it had been ratified by 163 countries, with the United States, Israel, Iran …   Wikipedia

protocol — PROTOCÓL, protocoale, s.n. 1. Act, document în care sunt consemnate rezoluţiile unei adunări, ale unor dezbateri, ale unei conferinţe internaţionale; document diplomatic cu valoarea unui acord internaţional, care cuprinde hotărârile luate la o… …   Dicționar Român

Protocol — • The formula used at the beginning of public acts drawn up by notaries; also, the compact register in which notaries register these acts; finally, the first draft of these acts Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Protocol     Proto …   Catholic encyclopedia

protocol — pro·to·col / prō tə ˌkȯl/ n 1: an original draft, minute, or record of a document or transaction 2 a: a preliminary memorandum often formulated and signed by diplomatic negotiators as a basis for a final convention or treaty b: the records or… …   Law dictionary

protocol — [prōt′ə kôl΄, prōt′ōkäl΄, prōt′ōkōl΄] n. [Early ModE prothocoll < MFr prothocole < ML protocollum < LGr prōtokollon, first leaf glued to a manuscript (describing the contents) < Gr prōto , PROTO + kolla, glue] 1. an original draft or… …   English World dictionary

Protocol — Pro to*col, v. t. To make a protocol of. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

Protocol — Pro to*col, n. [F. protocole, LL. protocollum, fr. Gr. ? the first leaf glued to the rolls of papyrus and the notarial documents, on which the date was written; prw^tos the first (see {Proto }) + ? glue.] 1. The original copy of any writing, as… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

Protocol — Pro to*col, v. i. To make or write protocols, or first draughts; to issue protocols. Carlyle. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English