communications protocol
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4.1
- noun
- /kəˌmjunɪˈkeɪʃənz ˈprɒtəkɔl/
- Specialized
:
protocolo de comunicaciones
- All use a single wire SDQ interface (TI's proprietary serial communications protocol), and all have some basic security features such as CRC (cyclic redundancy check) generation.
- serial communications protocol
- communications protocol for the Internet
Meanwhile, over on the professional side of things, Nvidia's been pushing a newer inter GPU communication protocol called Envy Link.
- Meanwhile, over on the professional side of things, Nvidia's been pushing a newer inter GPU communication protocol called Envy Link.
Examples
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Protocol conversion allows communication between trading partners who may use incompatible communication protocols.
Academic text (1990) -
From 2015, Medicare payments will only be allowed for medical devices whose manufacturers have published their communication protocols.
Blog text (30) -
Also, it should be nice if all PLC vendors document and open any communication protocols to permit their customers to build their own software.
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The addition of a microcontroller with customized software and appropriate communication protocols can reduce security and interference concerns.
Academic text (2007) -
Wireless HART™ is the only wireless communication protocol that is designed to work.
Blog text (15) -
The vehicle controller area network (CAN) is a serial bus communications protocol that allows access to the vehicle's internal system through an embedded networked control system.
Academic text (2012) -
Friday marked the last day of mandated compliance requiring all government agencies to have all publicly active services, such as websites and email, available over the new IPv6 communications protocol.
Blog text (23) -
File Types: Musical Instrument Digital Interface (.midi) is an industry-standard electronic communications protocol that enables electronic musical instruments, computers, and other equipment to communicate, control, and synchronize with each other in real time.
Academic text (2008) -
The microprocessor converts analog signals from the sensors to a digital form that can be transmitted to the user's data acquisition system using the continuous emissions monitor's RS-485 serial communications port, and it uses the Modbus communication protocol.
Academic text (1996) -
The developers established a new communications protocol to improve data transfer between devices.
Synonyms
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5.3
Rules that tell computers and other devices how to send and receive data
How Formal
- Specialized
1
4.1
12
4.4
675
2.7
106
3.9
344
3.1
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'communications' (information transmission) combined with 'protocol' (defined rules) yields 'rules for communication', so a learner who knows both words can infer the MWE. This noun-noun technical compound follows regular English formation and similar logic exists in other languages, making it readily understandable to a B1 learner with the constituent vocabulary.
Etymology
Communications protocol comes from the simple idea that communications means sending messages and protocol means a set of 'rules' people agree on, like two friends who decide how to pass notes so nothing is lost. That's why today it means 'a set of rules' that computers use to send 'information' correctly.