ftp

1. 1.

   protocol that allows users to copy files between their local system and any system they can reach on the network

   Synonymsfile transfer protocol

   Broaderprotocol

   Narroweranonymous ftp

   computer science

1. 1.

   use the file transfer protocol to transfer data from one computer to another

   “You can FTP these data”

   Broadertransfer

Other forms of ftp

plural

ftps·

past tense

ftped·

present participle

ftping·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about ftp

What does ftp mean?

ftp means "protocol that allows users to copy files between their local system and any system they can reach on the network". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in ftp?

ftp has 3 syllables, though it cannot be divided in writing — the spelling has fewer vowels than the word has beats. In IPA it is /ˌɛfˌtiˈpi/.

What is another word for ftp?

Close synonyms include 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 ftp a common word?

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.

What rhymes with ftp?

21 words rhyme with ftp. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.