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FTP

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), FTPed, FTP·ing.
  1. (often lowercase) to send (files) to or receive (files) from a remote computer via FTP.
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British Dictionary definitions for ftp

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
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ftp in Science

FTP

[ĕf′tē-pē′]
  1. 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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