===== Communication Protocol =====
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**Communication protocol**s are formal descriptions of digital message formats and rules. They are required to exchange messages in or between computing systems and are required in telecommunications. Communication protocols cover [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:a:authentication|authentication]], error detection and correction, and signaling. They can also describe the [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:s:syntax|syntax]], [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:s:semantics|semantics]], and synchronization of analog and digital communications.

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