protocol

protocol is a   Noun

Definition:

[1] The original copy of any writing, as of a deed, treaty, dispatch, or other instrument. Burrill.

[2] The minutes, or rough draught, of an instrument or transaction.

[3] A preliminary document upon the basis of which negotiations are carried on.

[4] A convention not formally ratified.

[5] An agreement of diplomatists indicating the results reached by them at a particular stage of a negotiation.

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