FTP

American  

abbreviation

1. File Transfer Protocol: a software protocol for exchanging information between computers over a network.

2. any program that implements this protocol.

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verb (used with object)

FTPed, FTPing

1. (often lowercase) to send (files) to or receive (files) from a remote computer via FTP.

FTP British  

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

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verb

1. (tr) to transfer (a file) in this way

FTP Scientific  

/ ĕf′tē-pē′ /

1. Short for File Transfer Protocol. A communications protocol governing the transfer of files between computers over a network.

2. Compare HTTP SMTP

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Etymology

Origin of FTP

First recorded in 1970–75

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Example Sentences

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FTP FTPing

The hackers were focused on SolarWinds’ Serv-U FTP software, with the presumed goal of accessing the company’s clients in the US defense industry.

From The Verge ● Jul. 14, 2021

Now there's "Miss Juneteenth," and of course, if people look closely, you appear in the new YG "FTP" video.

From Salon ● Jun. 26, 2020

This is the third protest organized by a group of grassroots organizations calling themselves the FTP Coalition.

From The Guardian ● Jan. 31, 2020

One of eight recommendations made in the latest study is that reform of the law of rape to include FTP cases requires "serious consideration".

From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2019

The FTP was established in 1935 under the Works Progress Administration, one of the government’s New Deal programs intended to provide economic relief during the Great Depression.

From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow

FTPing to another machine was a bit like telnetting, but the user didn't need a password to login and the commands he could execute once in the other computer were usually very limited.

From Underground by Suelette Dreyfus

"He's in the snarfing phase of hacking -- FTPing megs of stuff a day."

From The Jargon File, Version 4.2.2, 20 Aug 2000 by Guy L. Steele

If you're FTPing, you should e-mail one or more of us as well, to let us know what you've uploaded.

From The Project Gutenberg FAQ 2002 by Jim Tinsley