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File Transfer Protocol

nouncandidate·updated May 9, 2026

A protocol used to transfer files over a Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) network (Internet, UNIX, etc.)

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Classifications

Entity Type

Network92%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5
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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

acronym
FTP
plural
File Transfer Protocols
possessive
File Transfer Protocol's
pluralpossessive
File Transfer Protocols'