rusty_shackleford
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You know words can have more than one definition, right?English as a second language.ESL?honest question: are you guys ESL?
"protocol" seems completely fine to me in that sentence.
https://www.etymonline.com/word/protocol
Meaning "diplomatic rules of etiquette" in English first recorded 1896, from French; general sense of "conventional proper conduct" is from 1952.
https://www.ahdictionary.com/word/search.html?q=protocol
n.
1.
a. The forms of ceremony and etiquette observed by diplomats and heads of state.
b. A code of correct conduct: safety protocols; academic protocol.
2. The first copy of a treaty or other such document before its ratification.
3. A preliminary draft or record of a transaction.
4. The plan for a course of medical treatment or for a scientific experiment.
5. Computers A standard procedure for regulating data transmission between computers.