ftp /(ĕf`tē*pē")/

1. 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. (Computers) [acronym]

imp. & p. p. ftp'd; p. pr. & vb. n. FTPing

1. To send from one computer to another by means of the standard file transfer protocol (ftp); as, he ftp'd me the file yesterday. (Computers) [acronym]