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 Definitions for FTP: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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ftp \ftp\, FTP \FTP\([e^]f`t[=e]*p[=e]"), prop. v. t. [imp. & p.
p. {ftp'd} or {FTP'd} ([e^]f`t[=e]*p[=e]d"); p. pr. & vb. n.
FTPing or {ftp'ing} or {ftp-ing}
([e^]f`t[=e]*p[=e]"[i^]ng).] [acronym from File Transfer
Protocol.] (Computers)
To send from one computer to another by means of the standard
file transfer protocol (ftp); as, he ftp'd me the file
yesterday. [acronym]
Note: The participle forms have not been standardized, and
either lower-case or upper-case may be used, but when
lower-case is used, either a hyphen or apostrophe is
used before the ed or ing endings.
[PJC]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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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] ftp
WordNet (r) 2.0
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FTP
n : protocol that allows users to copy files between their local
system and any system they can reach on the network [syn:
file transfer protocol]
v : use the File Transfer Protocol to transfer data from one
computer to another; "You can FTP these data"
Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002)
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FTP
File Transfer Protocol (Internet, RFC 959)
Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002)
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FTP
Foiled Twisted Pair [cable] (UTP, TP)
Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001)
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FTP /F-T-P/, _not_ /fit'ip/ 1. [techspeak] n. The File Transfer
Protocol for transmitting files between systems on the Internet. 2. vt.
To beam a file using the File Transfer Protocol. 3. Sometimes used as
a generic even for file transfers not using FTP. "Lemme get a copy of
"Wuthering Heights" ftp'd from uunet."
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)
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FTP
File Transfer Protocol
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