communications protocol
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Noun | 1. | communications protocol - (computer science) rules determining the format and transmission of data computer science, computing - the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures file transfer protocol, FTP - protocol that allows users to copy files between their local system and any system they can reach on the network HTTP, hypertext transfer protocol - a protocol (utilizing TCP) to transfer hypertext requests and information between servers and browsers musical instrument digital interface, MIDI - a standard protocol for communication between electronic musical instruments and computers TCP, transmission control protocol - a protocol developed for the internet to get data from one network device to another; "TCP uses a retransmission strategy to insure that data will not be lost in transmission" TCP/IP, transmission control protocol/internet protocol - a set of protocols (including TCP) developed for the internet in the 1970s to get data from one network device to another |