ftp

• ⇰ An acronym for file transfer protocol>, a standardized protocol used to allow transmission of files between computers; <as>as, send me the file by <ex>ftp</ex></as>. It consists of a set of coded signals which are transmitted between computers, and which

• ⇰ To send from one computer to another by means of the standard file transfer protocol (ftp); <as>as, he <ex>ftp'd</ex> me the file yesterday</as>.