It's the Word of the Day podcast for August 30th.
Today's word is protocol, spelled P-R-O-T-O-C-O-L.
Protocol is a noun.
It most often refers to a system of rules explaining the correct conduct and procedures to be followed in a formal situation.
In computer programming, a protocol is a set of rules used in formatting data.
Protocol can also refer to a plan for a scientific experiment or medical treatment,
or to a document that describes the details of a diplomatic treaty.
Here's the word used in a Back in the UK,
it's still unclear what kind of royal life, if any, lies ahead for Archie and Lilibet.
While they hold their princely and princess titles bestowed upon them following the death of Queen Elizabeth II,
their day-to-day lives in Montecito are a world away from palace protocol.
In late Greek,
the word protokalon referred to the first sheet of papyrus roll bearing the date of its manufacture.
In some instances,
it consisted of a flyleaf that was glued to the outside of a manuscript's case and provided a description of its contents.
Coming from the Greek prefix prot-, meaning first, and the verb kolon-,
meaning to glue together, protokolon gave us our word protocol.
In its earliest uses in the 15th century,
the word referred to a record of a document or transaction.
By the turn of the 18th century,