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Protocol

Term · Computing and IT · MLC-T-CMP-000972

A set of formal rules and conventions governing how data is formatted, transmitted, and received between computing devices in a network. Protocols define syntax, semantics, and synchronization of communication, dictating everything from error checking to data compression. Examples include the Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) for reliable data transfer and the Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) for web communication.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-CMP-000972
FieldComputing and IT
SubjectInternet
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-CMP-000972",
  "term": "Protocol",
  "field": "Computing and IT",
  "definition": "A set of formal rules and conventions governing how data is formatted, transmitted, and received between computing devices in a network. Protocols define syntax, semantics, and synchronization of communication, dictating everything from error checking to data compression. Examples include the Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) for reliable data transfer and the Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) for web communication.",
  "subject": "Internet",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/computing/protocol/"
}

Record 1,068 of 1,553 in Computing and IT terminology (MLC-0101). Request the full dataset.