FTP

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FTP

  • /ˌɛf tiː ˈpiː/

adjective

  1. not comparable free-to-play

noun FTPs

  1. An instance of sending files via FTP (the File Transfer Protocol). Each batch is an FTP. The log tracking them is on the dashboard.
  2. abbreviation, initialism Initialism of free trade port, a port that is a free trade zone. Chinese officials gush about their decision to turn the tropical island of Hainan into the world’s largest free-trade port (FTP). They describe the move, which took effect in December, as a “substantial leap” in the country’s opening to foreigners seeking to tap China’s vast markets. […] When China’
  3. abbreviation, initialism Initialism of Future Time Perspective (a scale developed by Carstensen and Frieder Lang).

proper noun

  1. Internet, abbreviation, initialism Initialism of File Transfer Protocol (a technology for transferring files over the Internet).

verb FTPs · FTPing · FTPed

  1. transitive To transfer using File Transfer Protocol. We FTP the whole dataset to the customer after we've scanned it to ensure that no restricted data is left inside it.

interjection

  1. abbreviation, initialism Initialism of fuck the police "Fuck the police" emerged as the unofficial motto of the 1992 riots in Los Angeles[…]Following the murder of Michael Brown in Ferguson, street signs and businesses were frequently tagged with FTP.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: pts, http, fpt, tfp, mts, tsp, iep, fpi, ptf, upload, download, transfer, send, receive, copy, move

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@misc{ftp_2026,
  title = {FTP},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ftp},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}