n. [ acronym from File Transfer Protocol. ] (Computers) 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. [ acronym ] [ PJC ]

prop. v. t. [ imp. & p. p. ftp'd or FTP'd p. pr. & vb. n. FTPing or ftp'ing or ftp-ing ] [ acronym from File Transfer Protocol. ] (Computers) To send from one computer to another by means of the standard file transfer protocol (ftp); as, he ftp'd me the file yesterday. [ acronym ] The participle forms have not been standardized, and either lower-case or upper-case may be used, but when lower-case is used, either a hyphen or apostrophe is used before the ed or ing endings. [ PJC ]