Found 2 items, similar to file transfer protocol.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: file transfer protocol file transfer protocol n : protocol that allows users to copy files between their local system and any system they can reach on the network [syn: FTP]
English → English (gcide) Definition: file transfer protocol ftp \ftp\, FTP \FTP\([e^]f`t[=e]*p[=e]"), n. [acronym from File Transfer Protocol.] (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] [PJC]