Meanings
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA standard network protocol used to transfer files from one host to another over a TCP-based network, such as the Internet.
More synonyms by meaning
nounprotocol that allows users to copy files between their local system and any system they can reach on the network
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 文件傳輸協議 /文件传输协议, 檔案傳輸協定 /档案传输协定
- 文件傳輸協議 /文件传输协议 (wénjiàn chuánshū xiéyì)protocol used to transfer files
- 檔案傳輸協定 /档案传输协定 (dàng'àn chuánshū xíedìng)protocol used to transfer files
Finnish FTP
- FTPprotocol used to transfer files
Japanese ファイル転送プロトコル
- ファイル転送プロトコル (Fairu Tensō Purotokoru)protocol used to transfer files
Spanish Protocolo de Transferencia de Ficheros, FTP
- Protocolo de Transferencia de Ficherosprotocol used to transfer files
- FTPprotocol used to transfer files
Thai เกณฑ์วิธีถ่ายโอนแฟ้ม
- เกณฑ์วิธีถ่ายโอนแฟ้ม (gayn wí-tee tàai ohn fáem)protocol used to transfer files
Vietnamese giao thức truyền tập tin
- giao thức truyền tập tinprotocol used to transfer files
Cite this entry
File Transfer Protocol. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/File%20Transfer%20Protocol
“File Transfer Protocol.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/File%20Transfer%20Protocol. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “File Transfer Protocol,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/File%20Transfer%20Protocol.
Source: File Transfer Protocol on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.