title: Protocol
text: # Protocol
  
  Protocol may refer to:
  
  ## Sociology and politics
  
  * Protocol (politics), a formal agreement between nation states
  * Protocol (diplomacy), the etiquette of diplomacy and affairs of state
  * Etiquette, a code of personal behavior
  
  ## Science and technology
  
  * Protocol (science), a predefined written procedural method of conducting experiments
  * Medical protocol (disambiguation)
  
  ### Computing
  
  * Protocol (object-oriented programming), a common means for unrelated objects to communicate with each other (sometimes also called interfaces)
  * Communication protocol, a defined set of rules and regulations that determine how data is transmitted in telecommunications and computer networking
     * Cryptographic protocol, a protocol for encrypting messages
  * Decentralized network protocol, a protocol for operation of an open source peer-to-peer network where no single entity nor colluding group controls a majority of the network nodes
  
  ## Music
  
  * Protocol (album), by Simon Phillips
  * Protocol (band), a British band
  * "Protocol", a song by Gordon Lightfoot from the album Summertime Dream
  * "Protocol", a song by the Vamps from their 2020 album Cherry Blossom
  
  ## Other uses
  
  * Protocol (film), a 1984 comedy film
  * Protocol (website), an offshoot of Politico
  * Minutes, also known as protocols, the written record of a meeting
  * Protocol, a news website owned by Capitol News Company
  