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pseudoprotocol

pseudoprotocol noun: something that can be accessed in the manner of a protocol but is not in fact a protocol.

Noun

pseudoprotocol (plural pseudoprotocols)

  1. Something that can be accessed in the manner of a protocol but is not in fact a protocol.
    • The javascript URL actually is a pseudoprotocol, not usually included in discussions of URLs.2002, Chuck Musciano, Bill Kennedy, HTML & XHTML: The Definitive Guide

Forms of pseudoprotocol

pluralpseudoprotocols

Origin of pseudoprotocol

From pseudo- + protocol.

Questions about pseudoprotocol

What does pseudoprotocol mean?
Pseudoprotocol means something that can be accessed in the manner of a protocol but is not in fact a protocol.
What part of speech is pseudoprotocol?
Pseudoprotocol is a noun.
What is the plural of pseudoprotocol?
The plural of pseudoprotocol is pseudoprotocols.

Words near pseudoprotocol in the dictionary

  1. pseudoprospective
  2. pseudoprotease
  3. pseudoproteases
  4. pseudoprotein
  5. pseudoproteins
  6. pseudoprotocol
  7. pseudoprotocols
  8. pseudoprotodioscin
  9. pseudoproxies
  10. pseudoproxy
  11. pseudopseudodementia

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