File Transfer Protocol
nounid
2586·updated Aug 28, 2026verified
A protocol used to transfer files over a Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) network (Internet, UNIX, etc.)
MWE
Attested in
NIST SP 800-171 Rev 3 - Protecting CUI in Nonfederal Systems
03.04.06.d ¶ 203.04.06.d ¶ 23.2.1 ¶ 213.2.1 ¶ 22
Classifications
Entity Type
Network92%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5
Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- acronym
- FTP
- plural
- File Transfer Protocols
- possessive
- File Transfer Protocol's
- pluralpossessive
- File Transfer Protocols'
Framework definitions
- §1
- A TCP/IP protocol specifying the transfer of text or binary files across the network.
- §1
- A protocol used to transfer files over a Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) network (Internet, UNIX, etc.)
- §1
- protocol that allows users to copy files between their local system and any system they can reach on the network
- §1 · acronym list
- FTP: File Transfer ProtocolAttribution from the CKI glossary mapping stage (acronym list)
- §1 · legacy_primary
- A protocol used to transfer files over a Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) network (Internet, UNIX, etc.)DR-088 backfill from the noun definition column
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