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FTP

FTP is defined as an acronym for file transfer protocol, which is a standard Internet protocol used to transmit and exchange large amounts of data and information over a network.

How It Works

The file ftp://www.yourdictionary.com is stored on a server.

When a user requests a transfer of a file, the ftp:// at the beginning of the address tells the server to send the correct page back to the user using file transfer protocol and not hyper text transfer protocol.
To the user, data is being sent back and forth, but the speed the data travels at and how it is routed through the tunnels and gateways of the Internet is governed by the type of protocols that carry the data.

(abbreviation)

An example of FTP is the standard used to transmit information from a personal computer to a web domain Internet Service Provider.

See FTP in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A communications protocol governing the transfer of files from one computer to another over a network.

verb FTPed, FTP·ing, FTPs

verb, transitive

To transfer (a file) using FTP.

verb, intransitive

To transfer a file using FTP.

Origin:

Origin: F(ile) T(ransfer) P(rotocol)