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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   (ěf'tē-pē')   
n.  A communications protocol governing the transfer of files from one computer to another over a network.
v.   FTPed, FTP·ing, FTPs

v.   tr.
To transfer (a file) using FTP.
v.   intr.
To transfer a file using FTP.

[F(ile) T(ransfer) P(rotocol).]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Computing Dictionary

FTP
File Transfer Protocol

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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FTP
File Transfer Protocol
The American Heritage® Abbreviations Dictionary, Third Edition
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