Feb 05 2006
File Transfer Protocol - Definition
FTP (File Transfer Protocol):
- The protocol used to transfer files over a TCP/IP network such that the file does not need to be converted to ASCII format before transferring it.
- A way of transferring files between computers. A protocol that describes file transfers between a host and a remote computer.
- A very common method of moving files between two Internet sites. FTP is a special way to login to another Internet site for the purposes of retrieving and/or sending files. There are many Internet sites that have established publicly accessible repositories of material that can be obtained using FTP, by logging in using the account name anonymous, thus these sites are called anonymous ftp servers.
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FTP transfers files over the Internet from one computer to another.