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Definition

rules; or the way something is typically done

The exact meaning of porous can depend upon its context. For example:

"diplomatic protocol" — standard procedures followed by diplomats
"The Kyoto protocol to reduce greenhouse gases" — a formal written agreement between countries
"computer communications protocol" — technical specifications that describe rules that enable computers to communicate
"research protocol" — rules or procedures followed during a research project such as a medical trial
"concussion protocol" — rules or procedures followed after an athlete has a concussion
"business protocol" — standard etiquette or conventions practiced in business

violated protocol by seeking sensitive information outside of diplomatic channels

The consent process differs from that of the original protocol.
violated protocol by shooting a fleeing suspect
safety protocols
academic protocol
We felt that this slight break in protocol was warranted but in no way prejudicial—in one way or another—to the application review.
R.J. Palacio -- Wonder

protocol = standard rules or procedures

The first few years were frustrating, as legislators and planners bickered over money and protocols.
Dave Eggers -- Zeitoun
WITHIN THL stifling women's unit, Crystal "the mayor" made an effort to maintain a faint semblance of prison protocol.
Piper Kerman -- Orange Is the New Black
"I know this isn't standard protocol, but it's an emergency," I say.
Colleen Hoover -- Slammed
"All right. if that's protocol, I understand."
Marissa Meyer -- Cinder
Hospital protocol, Dr. Nawaz had informed me.
Khaled Hosseini -- The Kite Runner
Protocol says that as a suitor you are supposed to ask Attolia to lead the first set with you.
Megan Whalen Turner -- Queen of Attolia
But the intern was clearly too upset to care about protocol.
Tracy Kidder -- Mountains Beyond Mountains
Better a delay than a mistake in protocol.
Robert A. Heinlein -- Tunnel In the Sky
Forget protocol at a time like this.
William Styron -- Sophie's Choice
It seemed with so much protocol, I would never get to draw the brilliant and lush and wild world brimming over inside me.
Julia Alvarez -- How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents
The other was more directed by protocol.
Ted Dekker -- BoneMan's Daughters
No regulation or protocol even suggests testing vaccines at such a high temperature.
Ted Dekker -- Black: The Birth of Evil
He broke all crime scene protocols by doing a quick search of the dead man and retrieving his cell phone and wallet, which he pocketed.
David Baldacci -- Zero Day
You know the protocol; you know what to do.
Cassandra Clare -- City of Heavenly Fire

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