| Library / English Dictionary |
FTP
| Pronunciation (US): |  | (GB): | |
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 ("FTP" 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 "FTP"):
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)
Derivation:
FTP (use the file transfer protocol to transfer data from one computer to another)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Use the file transfer protocol to transfer data from one computer to another
Example:
You can FTP these data
Classified under:
Verbs of buying, selling, owning
Hypernyms (to "FTP" is one way to...):
transfer (move from one place to another)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Derivation:
FTP (protocol that allows users to copy files between their local system and any system they can reach on the network)
