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Ok, perhaps not strictly a protocol, but a data format. I'm using the word a little more loosely than some dictionaries suggest, though it appears to comport wi
by yakshaving_jgt 3y ago
Ok, perhaps not strictly a protocol, but a data format. I'm using the word a little more loosely than some dictionaries suggest, though it appears to comport with this definition published on Cloudflare.
> In networking, a protocol is a set of rules for formatting and processing data. Network protocols are like a common language for computers. The computers within a network may use vastly different software and hardware; however, the use of protocols enables them to communicate with each other regardless.
https://www.cloudflare.com/learning/network-layer/what-is-a-protocol/ https://www.cloudflare.com/learning/network-layer/what-is-a-...
- taeric 3y agoProtocol typically implies a conversation. Expectations and messaging. That said, synonyms all over the place. So, I can see it. I think I would avoid it here, as this would also make "mp3" a protocol. Data format already covers that, though. Whereas something like WebRTC seems more in the protocol vein.
- SoftTalker 3y agoI think many people think of JSON as a protocol as it's almost always used in the context of HTTP, which is a protocol. They're just combining the data format and the protcol when they say "JSON"
- taeric 3y agoI mean, sure? But I don't think we'd accept people calling HTML a protocol, would we?