protocol

Definition

Generic term to describe a code of correct conduct. Also called "etiquette": a code of personal behavior.

KERI and ACDC related

We can distinguish three relevant elaborations on the term 'protocol' to make the concept more specific:

• Communication protocol, a defined set of rules and regulations that determine how data is transmitted in telecommunications and computer networking
• Cryptographic protocol, a protocol for encrypting messages
• Decentralized network protocol, a protocol for operation of an open source peer-to-peer network where no single entity nor colluding group controls a majority of the network nodes
  Paraphrased by @henkvancann from source on Wikipedia (click on individual links).