ftp

n.	1.	(Computers) An acronym for file transfer protocol, a standardized protocol used to allow transmission of files between computers; as, send me the file by ftp. It consists of a set of coded signals which are transmitted between computers, and which inform the receiving computer of the nature of a packet of information to be transmitted, and inform the transmitting computer when a packet has been successfully received.
v. t.	1.	(Computers) To send from one computer to another by means of the standard file transfer protocol (ftp); as, he ftp'd me the file yesterday. [imp. & p. p. ftp'd or FTP'd (ĕf`tē*pēd"); p. pr. & vb. n. FTPing or ftp'ing or ftp-ing (ĕf`tē*pē"ĭng).]

Noun	1.	FTP - protocol that allows users to copy files between their local system and any system they can reach on the network Synonyms: file transfer protocol
Verb	1.	FTP - use the File Transfer Protocol to transfer data from one computer to another; "You can FTP these data"

FTP - File Transfer Protocol

Foiled Twisted Pair [cable] (UTP, TP)file transfer protocol, transfer

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