FTP vs. http

FTP

abbreviation

  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, FTPing 

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

http

  1. hypertext transfer protocol: the standard protocol for transferring hypertext documents on the World Wide Web.