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Definitions of ftp word

abbreviation Technical meaning of FTP File Transfer Protocol 3
noun ftp File Transfer Protocol: a software protocol for exchanging information between computers over a network. 1
noun ftp any program that implements this protocol. 1
verb with object ftp (often lowercase) to send (files) to or receive (files) from a remote computer via FTP. 1
noun Technical meaning of ftp (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. 1
noun ftp file transfer protocol; the standard protocol used to transfer files across the internet, or a similar network, between computer systems 0

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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