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<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><title>do protocol</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="../../jargon.css" type="text/css"/><meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.61.0"/><link rel="home" href="../index.html" title="The Jargon File"/><link rel="up" href="../D.html" title="D"/><link rel="previous" href="DMZ.html" title="DMZ"/><link rel="next" href="doc.html" title="doc"/></head><body><div class="navheader"><table width="100%" summary="Navigation header"><tr><th colspan="3" align="center">do protocol</th></tr><tr><td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="DMZ.html">Prev</a> </td><th width="60%" align="center">D</th><td width="20%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="doc.html">Next</a></td></tr></table><hr/></div><dt><a id="do-protocol"/><dt xmlns="" id="do-protocol"><b>do protocol</b>: <span xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="grammar">vi.</span></dt></dt><dd><p> [from network protocol programming] To perform an interaction with
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somebody or something that follows a clearly defined procedure. For
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example, “<span class="quote">Let's do protocol with the check</span>” at a restaurant
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means to ask for the check, calculate the tip and everybody's share,
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collect money from everybody, generate change as necessary, and pay the
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