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1. A common way to make software available; users are allowed to log in as 'guest' without a password and copy whatever has been made available
   - anonymous file transfer protocol

1. (computing) protocol that allows users to copy files between their local system and any system they can reach on the network
   - file transfer protocol

1. Use the file transfer protocol to transfer data from one computer to another
   "You can FTP these data"

Derived forms: FTPs, FTPing, FTPed

Type of: communications protocol, protocol, transfer

Encyclopedia: FTP