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[[File Transfer Protocol]], or FTP as it is most commonly known, is a protocol specification for the transferring of files between two nodes on an [[Internet Protocol]] network. It is also in wide use on the [[Internet]]. The term has also come to refer to the act of transferring a file using this protocol. A number of software applications facilitate transferring files using FTP. | [[File Transfer Protocol]], or FTP as it is most commonly known, is a protocol specification for the transferring of files between two nodes on an [[Internet Protocol]] network independent of the [[Operating System]]. It is on the [[Application Layer]] of the TCP/IP model. It is also in wide use on the [[Internet]]. The term has also come to refer to the act of transferring a file using this protocol. A number of software applications facilitate transferring files using FTP. |
Revision as of 13:51, 23 July 2008
File Transfer Protocol, or FTP as it is most commonly known, is a protocol specification for the transferring of files between two nodes on an Internet Protocol network independent of the Operating System. It is on the Application Layer of the TCP/IP model. It is also in wide use on the Internet. The term has also come to refer to the act of transferring a file using this protocol. A number of software applications facilitate transferring files using FTP.