n.

1. 议定书；协议；草案
2. （尤指外交的）礼节
3. 【电脑】协定（电脑之间通信与资料传送所遵守的规则）

vi. & vt.

1. 拟订

n.

1. the official procedure or system of rules governing affairs of state or diplomatic occasions.
   ▸the accepted code of procedure or behaviour in a particular situation.
2. the original draft of a diplomatic document, especially of the terms of a treaty agreed to in conference and signed by the parties.
   ▸an amendment to a treaty or convention.
3. a formal record of scientific experimental observations.
   ▸a procedure for carrying out a scientific experiment or a course of medical treatment.
4. Computing  a set of rules governing the exchange or transmission of data between devices.