Meaning | protocol that allows users to copy files between their local system and any system they can reach on the network. |
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Synonym | file transfer protocol |
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Category | computer science, computing | The branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures |
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Narrower | anonymous ftp, anonymous file transfer protocol | A common way to make software available |
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Broader | protocol, communications protocol | (computer science) rules determining the format and transmission of data |
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Catalan | File Transfer Protocol, FTP |
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Verbs | FTP | use the file transfer protocol to transfer data from one computer to another |
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