FTP Definition

ĕftē-pē
ftps
noun
A communications protocol governing the transfer of files from one computer to another over a network.
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Synonyms:
verb
To transfer (a file) using FTP.
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To transfer a file using FTP.
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abbreviation
File transfer protocol.
Webster's New World

Origin of FTP

  • F(ile) T(ransfer) P(rotocol)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

FTP Sentence Examples

  • One way to accomplish this is to open up an FTP connection for your website and then create a separate section of the directory just for podcasts.

  • The prospect of having to use FTP to transfer all files from the web server was not appetizing.

  • The FTP proxy service is distinct from the existing Web proxy cache service.

  • You do not need to run a telnet or ftp server daemon in order to connect to somebody else's telnet or ftp server.

  • Standard structured UTP or FTP cabling systems have a nominal impedance of 100 ohms.

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