anonymous ftp

1. 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

   Synonymsanonymous file transfer protocol

   Broaderfile transfer protocol

Questions about anonymous ftp

What does anonymous ftp mean?

anonymous ftp means "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".

What is another word for anonymous ftp?

Close synonyms include anonymous file transfer protocol. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is anonymous ftp a common word?

anonymous ftp is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.