Definition of FILE TRANSFER PROTOCOL (Meaning of FILE TRANSFER PROTOCOL) in the Online Dictionary



WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[n] (computer science) protocol that allows users to copy files between their local system and any system they can reach on the network

	Synonyms:	ftp

	See Also:	anonymous file transfer protocol, anonymous ftp, communications protocol, protocol

Computing Dictionary

	Definition:	(FTP) A client-server protocol which allows a user on one computer to transfer files to and from another computer over a tcp/ip network. Also the client program the user executes to transfer files. It is defined in std 9, rfc 959. See also anonymous ftp, fsp, tftp. unix manual page: ftp(1).