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FTP
noun, verb, FTPed, FTP·ing. 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)
3.
(often lowercase) to send (files) to or receive (files) from a remote computer via FTP.
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| FTP or ftp | |
| —n | |
| 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 |
| —vb | |
| 3. | (tr) to transfer (a file) in this way |
| ftp or ftp | |
| —n | |
| —vb | |
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| FTP or ftp | |
| —n | |
| 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 |
| —vb | |
| 3. | (tr) to transfer (a file) in this way |
| ftp or ftp | |
| —n | |
| —vb | |
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Science Dictionary
FTP  (ěf'tē-pē') Pronunciation Key
Short for File Transfer Protocol. A communications protocol governing the transfer of files between computers over a network. Compare HTTP, SMTP. |
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Slang Dictionary
FTP
/F-T-P/, _not_ /fit'ip/1. [techspeak] n. The File Transfer Protocol for transmitting files between systems on the Internet.
2. vt. To beam a file using the File Transfer Protocol.
3. Sometimes used as a generic even for file transfers not using FTP. "Lemme get a copy of "Wuthering Heights" ftp'd from uunet."
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| FTP File Transfer Protocol |
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