The Emergence Machine

Protocol

abstract · Technology · Level 4 · E10

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Emergence definition

Protocols establish rules for network communication by structuring the meaningful patterns of software that emerge from the transformations of state or condition, which enables the complex web of relationships between matter and energy in a network to function predictably and efficiently.

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Wiktionary senses

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Historical origin

Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL4L3L2L1L0ProtocolNetworkSoftwareFormInformationStructureChangeExistenceMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

Direct prerequisites above, concepts that depend on this one below.

used byprerequisitesApiL5Communication Te…L5HttpL5InternetL5Tcp IpL5ProtocolL4NetworkL3SoftwareL3E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Network L3 (requires) Technology sense
    Protocols establish rules for network communication.
  • Software L3 (requires)
    protocol builds on the concept of software

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