Thesaurus results for PROTOCOLS

protocols

noun

plural of protocol

as in rules

an accepted way of conducting oneself in a given situation Their behavior was considered a breach of diplomatic protocol.

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a preestablished method of carrying out a task and especially a scientific or medical task The school developed a protocol for the treatment of concussions on the sports field.

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Recent Examples of protocols With Bosomworth and other practitioners pointing to estrogen’s role, expect fitness apps, wearables and recovery brands to roll out protocols that adjust temperature, duration and timing by menstrual-cycle phase. — Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2026 OpenAI says both incidents were helpful in strengthening its security protocols, including better surfacing attempts by agents to disable misalignment monitoring during its own review process. — James Peckham, PC Magazine, 21 Oct. 2026 While the league rulebook states what should happen during the anthem, the protocols were suspended years ago. — ABC News, 20 Oct. 2026 In preparation for potential coastal flooding that can pour into low-lying neighborhoods, Newport Beach declared a local emergency and activated other protocols on Monday night, nearly a week before the anticipated event. — Austin Turner, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026 Right now, post-concussion protocols focus on cognitive rest, symptom tracking and return-to-play clearance. — Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Oct. 2026 Defense Undersecretary Emil Michael, a task force vice chair, will lead an effort to develop protocols for labs to tell the government about breaches, hacks and other cyber issues. — Ashley Gold, semafor.com, 16 Oct. 2026 Under the new protocols, hikers should expect to see more park and trail closures during red-flag events than before, Dash Stolarz, a spokesperson for the Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority, confirmed to The Times. — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026 But those techniques generated traffic that hit a limited and predictable set of IP protocols and ports, meaning defenders could easily block the attack. — Carlos Morales, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026

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Noun

All three said West Point appears to be circumventing the judge's ruling by using a different justification to continue to enforce its speech rules.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 27 Oct. 2026
This exploits a loophole in the government's fiscal rules, as money given to these institutions does not count as extra borrowing.

— Ian King, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of rules

Noun

Staff need procedures for accessing essential information, recording activity, receiving updates and reconciling records afterward.

— Aliasgar Dohadwala, Forbes.com, 26 Oct. 2026
Policymakers have also moved to address associated risks, with a dozen states now requiring companion chatbot operators to disclose to users that their tools are not human, and to institute crisis referral procedures.

— Ned Cooper, STAT, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of procedures

Noun

Small courtesies keep big efforts moving forward.

— Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 15 Mar. 2026
With both courtesies and catastrophes refusing to conform, the canton’s school board, publishers, and clergy were forced to produce multiple editions of primers, textbooks, and catechisms; sometimes five parallel print runs were needed for a population the size of a town.

— Simon Akam, New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2025

Definition of courtesies

Noun

Animal health researchers are using related techniques to inoculate poultry against bird flu and cattle against foot-and-mouth disease.

— Robert Kelly, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026
British employees traveled to Rheinmetall’s German production site in Unterlüß to learn specialist manufacturing techniques.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of techniques

Noun

When Gray Swan launched the original red-team Arena in September 2024, Fredrikson said, most AI applications were chatbots, and the models were bad at following their policies.

— Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
The district then changed its admissions policies, factoring in the poverty levels of the schools the students attended.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of policies

Noun

The additional site will further strengthen the company’s manufacturing network in Colorado and provide additional capacity for its growing space and sensor systems business.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 25 Oct. 2026
Orlando was always within reach, sharing recipes and starting conversations about food systems.

— Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Oct. 2026

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