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FTP, ftp  n.  (Computers) An acronym for file transfer protocol, a standardized protocol used to allow transmission of files between computers; as, send me the file by ftp. It consists of a set of coded signals which are transmitted between computers, and which inform the receiving computer of the nature of a packet of information to be transmitted, and inform the transmitting computer when a packet has been successfully received. (acronym)






Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48








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... 1. /n./ The {FidoNet} equivalent of {FTP}, in which one BBS system automatically dials another and {snarf}s one or more files. Often abbreviated 'FReq'; files are often announced as being "available for FReq" in the same way that files are announced ...
— The Jargon File, Version 4.0.0



Words linked to "FTP" :   communications protocol, anonymous file transfer protocol, computing, transfer



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