Definition of File Transfer Protocol - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

networking

TECH.

standard network protocol for transferring files over TCP networks

TECH.

File Transfer Protocol is essential for web hosting services.
Many companies use File Transfer Protocol for secure data exchange.
File Transfer Protocol allows users to upload files to a server.

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FTP

acr.

acr: File Transfer Protocol

way to send files between computers

SFTP

acr.

acr: Secure File Transfer Protocol

moves files safely over the internet

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French:protocole de transfert de fichiers, ...
German:File Transfer Protocol, ...
Italian:File Transfer Protocol, ...
Spanish:Protocolo de Transferencia de Archivos, ...
Portuguese:Protocolo de Transferência de Arquivos, ...
Chinese:文件传输协议, ...
Japanese:ファイル転送プロトコル, ...
Arabic:بُرُوتُوكُول نَقْل مَلَفّ, ...
Hebrew:פְרוטוֹקוֹל הֶעֱבָרַת קְבָצִים, ...
Russian:Протокол передачи файлов, ...
Ukrainian:Протокол передачі файлів, ...
Hindi:फाइल ट्रांसफर प्रोटोकॉल, ...
Bengali:ফাইল ট্রান্সফার প্রোটোকল, ...
Catalan:Protocol de Transferència de Fitxers, ...
Czech:File Transfer Protocol, ...
Danish:File Transfer Protocol, ...
Dutch:File Transfer Protocol, ...
Greek:Πρωτόκολλο Μεταφοράς Αρχείων, ...
Hungarian:fájlátviteli protokoll, ...
Khmer:ពិធីការផ្ទេរឯកសារ, ...
Korean:파일 전송 프로토콜, ...
Persian:پروتکل انتقال فایل, ...
Polish:Protokół transferu plików, ...
Portuguese (BR):Protocolo de Transferência de Arquivos, ...
Romanian:Protocolul de Transfer al Fișierelor, ...
Swedish:File Transfer Protocol, ...
Thai:โปรโตคอลการถ่ายโอนไฟล์, ...
Turkish:Dosya Aktarım Protokolü, ...
Vietnamese:Giao thức Truyền tệp, ...

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