ftp

CIDE DICTIONARY

ftp, n. [acronym from File Transfer Protocol.]. [acronym from File Transfer Protocol.].

 An acronym for file transfer protocol, a standardized protocol used to allow transmission of files between computers; as, send me the file by ftp. It consists of a set of coded signals which are transmitted between computers, and which inform the receiving computer of the nature of a packet of information to be transmitted, and inform the transmitting computer when a packet has been successfully received.  [PJC]

ftp, v. t. [acronym from File Transfer Protocol.]. [acronym from File Transfer Protocol.].

 To send from one computer to another by means of the standard file transfer protocol (ftp); as, he ftp'd me the file yesterday.
"The participle forms have not been standardized, and either lower-case or upper-case may be used, but when lower-case is used, either a hyphen or apostrophe is used before the ed or ing endings."  [PJC]
"The participle forms have not been standardized, and either lower-case or upper-case may be used, but when lower-case is used, either a hyphen or apostrophe is used before the ed or ing endings."  [PJC]