FTP

abbreviation for

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, FTP·ing.

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

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

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

FTP

/ 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of FTP¹

First recorded in 1970–75