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Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

ftp

/(ĕf`tē*pē")/ · IPA /ˌɛf tiː ˈpiː/
01 n. An acronym for file transfer protocol, a standardized protocol used to allow transmission of files between computers; as, send me the file …
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    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.(Computers) [acronym] Also: file transfer protocol
02 prop. v. t. To send from one computer to another by means of the standard file transfer protocol (ftp); as, he ftp'd me the file yesterday.
imp. & p. p. ftp'd; p. pr. & vb. n. FTPing
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    To send from one computer to another by means of the standard file transfer protocol (ftp); as, he ftp'd me the file yesterday.(Computers) [acronym]