FTP
noun
1.
File Transfer Protocol: a software protocol for exchanging information between computers over a network.
2.
any program that implements this protocol.
verb (used with object), FTPed, FTPing.
3.
(often lowercase) to send (files) to or receive (files) from a remote computer via FTP.
noun
1.
file transfer protocol; the standard protocol used to transfer files across the internet, or a similar network, between computer systems
2.
the program implementing this
verb
3.
(transitive) to transfer (a file) in this way
FTP
(ěf’tē-pē’)
Short for File Transfer Protocol. A communications protocol governing the transfer of files between computers over a network. Compare HTTP, SMTP.
File Transfer Protocol
File Transfer Protocol
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- Ftp archive
archive site
- Ftp by mail
A service offered by DEC to allow people without Internet access to get copies of files which are available by anonymous FTP. Send a message with just the word “help” in the body to .
- Ftp server
networking A network server program or computer which responds to requests for files via FTP. A busy Internet archive site may have one or more computers dedicated to running FTP server software. These will typically have hostnames beginning with “ftp.”, e.g. ftp.denet.dk. (1998-07-02)
- Ftrs
National Library of Medicine’s Full-Text Retrieval System
- Fts
1. feet per second per second. 1. Federal Telecommunications System 2. Fourier transform spectrometer