The difference between Procedure and Protocol
When used as nouns, procedure means a particular method for performing a task, whereas protocol means the minutes, or official record, of a negotiation or transaction.
Protocol is also verb with the meaning: to make a protocol of.
check bellow for the other definitions of Procedure and Protocol
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Procedure as a noun:
A particular method for performing a task.
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Procedure as a noun:
A series of small tasks or steps taken to accomplish an end.
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Procedure as a noun (uncountable):
The set of established forms or methods of an organized body for accomplishing a certain task or tasks.
Examples:
"Ensure that you follow procedure when accessing customers' personal information."
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Procedure as a noun:
The steps taken in an action or other legal proceeding.
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Procedure as a noun (obsolete):
That which results; issue; product.
Examples:
"rfquotek Francis Bacon"
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Procedure as a noun (computing):
A subroutine or function coded to perform a specific task.
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Procedure as a noun (medicine):
A surgical operation.
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Protocol as a noun (now, _, chiefly, _, historical):
The minutes, or official record, of a negotiation or transaction; especially a document drawn up officially which forms the legal basis for subsequent agreements based on it.
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Protocol as a noun (international law, now, _, rare):
An official record of a diplomatic meeting or negotiation; later specifically, a draft document setting out agreements to be signed into force by a subsequent formal treaty.
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Protocol as a noun (international law):
An amendment to an official treaty.
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Protocol as a noun:
The first leaf of a roll of papyrus, or the official mark typically found on such a page.
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Protocol as a noun:
The official formulas which appeared at the beginning or end of certain official documents such as charters, papal bulls etc.
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Protocol as a noun (sciences):
The original notes of observations made during an experiment; also, the precise method for carrying out or reproducing a given experiment.
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Protocol as a noun:
The official rules and guidelines for heads of state and other dignitaries, governing accepted behaviour in relations with other diplomatic representatives or over affairs of state.
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Protocol as a noun:
An accepted code of conduct; acceptable behaviour in a given situation or group.
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Protocol as a noun (computing):
A set of formal rules describing how to transmit or exchange data, especially across a network.
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Protocol as a noun (medicine):
The set of instructions allowing a licensed medical professional to start, modify, or stop a medical or patient care order.
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Protocol as a verb (obsolete, transitive):
To make a protocol of.
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Protocol as a verb (obsolete, intransitive):
To make or write protocols, or first drafts; to issue protocols.