File Transfer Protocol
nounid
2586·updated May 9, 2026candidate
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
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.)
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