#communications_protocol__protocol  (computer science) rules determining the format and transmission of data
  supertype:  #prescript__rule  prescribed guide for conduct or action
  subtype:  #file_transfer_protocol__ftp__FTP  (computer science) protocol that allows users to copy files between their local system and any system they can reach on the network
     subtype:  #anonymous_ftp__anonymousftp__anonymous_file_transfer_protocol  a common way to make software available; users are allowed to log in as `guest' without a password and copy whatever has been made available
  subtype:  #hypertext_transfer_protocol__HTTP  a protocol (utilizing TCP) to transfer hypertext requests and information between servers and browsers
  subtype:  #musical_instrument_digital_interface__MIDI  a standard protocol for communication between electronic musical instruments and computers
  subtype:  #TCP__transmission_control_protocol  a protocol developed for the internet to get data from one network device to another; "TCP uses a retransmission strategy to insure that data will not be lost in transmission"
  subtype:  #TCP/IP__transmission_control_protocol/internet_protocol  a set of protocols (including TCP) developed for the internet in the 1970s to get data from one network device to another
  subtype:  comms#CMIP  common management information protocol
  subtype:  comms#SMTP  simple mail transfer protocol

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