FTP
noun
File Transfer Protocol: a software protocol for exchanging information between computers over a network.
any program that implements this protocol.
verb (used with object), FTPed, FTP·ing.
(often lowercase)
to send (files) to or receive (files) from a remote computer via FTP.
British Dictionary definitions for ftp
FTP
ftp
noun
file transfer protocol; the standard protocol used to transfer files across the internet, or a similar network, between computer systems
the program implementing this
verb
(tr)
to transfer (a file) in this way
Scientific definitions for ftp
FTP
[ ĕf′tē-pē′ ]
Short for File Transfer Protocol. A communications protocol governing the transfer of files between computers over a network. Compare HTTP SMTP.