FTP

FTP definition - telecom
  1. Foil Twisted Pair. Synonymous with shielded twisted pair (STP). See STP.
  2. File Transfer Protocol (FTP). An Application Layer protocol of the TCP/IP protocol suite, FTP supports the exchange of files between two host computers across the Internet. FTP also supports interactive user interface in which humans must interact with a remote host. The specifics of the file type and data format (e.g., ASCII, EBCDIC, or binary notation; and compressed or uncompressed) can be determined from client to server. FTP also requires clients to satisfy security authorization measures in the form of login and password. FTP makes use of TELNET for control messages between the hosts, and relies on connection-oriented Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) for data transfer. FTP is defined in IETF RFC 959 (1985). See also Application Layer, ASCII, binary notation, compression, connection-oriented, EBCDIC, host, IETF, Internet, login, password, protocol, protocol suite, TCP, TCP/IP, and TELNET.

Webster's New World Telecom Dictionary Copyright © 2008 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana.
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