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FILE TRANSFER PROTOCOL
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Protocol that allows users to copy files between their local system and any system they can reach on the network
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("file transfer protocol" is a kind of...):
communications protocol; protocol ((computer science) rules determining the format and transmission of data)
Domain category:
computer science; computing (the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "file transfer protocol"):
anonymous file transfer protocol; anonymous ftp (a common way to make software available; users are allowed to log in as 'guest' without a password and copy whatever has been made available)
