communications protocol

1. 1.

   (computer science) rules determining the format and transmission of data

   Synonymsprotocol

   Broaderrule

   Narrowerfile transfer protocolhypertext transfer protocolmusical instrument digital interfacetransmission control protocoltransmission control protocol/internet protocol

   computer science

Questions about communications protocol

What does communications protocol mean?

communications protocol means "(computer science) rules determining the format and transmission of data".

What is another word for communications protocol?

Close synonyms include protocol. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is communications protocol a common word?

communications protocol is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.