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File Transfer Protocol

nounid 2586·updated Aug 28, 2026
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A protocol used to transfer files over a Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) network (Internet, UNIX, etc.)

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Attested in

NIST SP 800-171 Rev 3 - Protecting CUI in Nonfederal Systems4 citations · 4 defined by this document · observed 2026-09-01 under anchor/0.9/36451/2026-09-01
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

SANS Glossary of Security Terms1 senseview framework →
§1
A TCP/IP protocol specifying the transfer of text or binary files across the network.
ISACA Cybersecurity Glossary1 senseview framework →
§1
A protocol used to transfer files over a Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) network (Internet, UNIX, etc.)
Wordset Dictionary1 senseview framework →
§1
protocol that allows users to copy files between their local system and any system they can reach on the network
NIST SP 800-171r31 senseview framework →
§1 · acronym list
FTP: File Transfer Protocol
Attribution from the CKI glossary mapping stage (acronym list)
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§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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