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

I found a digital copy of the sixty-seven-year-old Tomb of Horrors module buried deep in an ancient FTP archive.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline

"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

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