FTP

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File Transfer Protocol

• The protocol for exchanging files over the Internet. FTP works in the same way as HTTP for transferring Web pages from a server to a user's browser and SMTP for transferring electronic mail across the Internet -- in that, like these technologies, FTP uses the Internet's TCP/IP protocols to enable data transfer.^[1]

• An Internet protocol that enables you to transfer files between computers on the Internet.^{[2] [3]}

• A protocol used on the internet for exchanging files.^[4]

• An Internet protocol to move files from one computer to another.^[5]

Footnotes

1. ^  Fenwick & West LLP, FWPS eDiscovery Terminology (11/6/2005). Citing Webopedia Computer Dictionary, http://www.pcwebopedia.com/TERM/F/FTP.html.
2. ^  Fenwick & West LLP, FWPS eDiscovery Terminology (11/6/2005). Citing Applied Discovery's Glossary, http://www.lexisnexis.com/applieddiscovery/clientResources/glossary_F.asp.
3. ^  Kroll Ontrack, Glossary of Terms, http://www.krollontrack.com/glossaryterms.
4. ^  Vinson & Elkins LLP Practice Support, EDD Glossary.
5. ^  American Document Management, Glossary of Terms, http://www.amdoc.com/glossary.shtml.
6. ^  Kroll Ontrack, Glossary of Terms, http://www.krollontrack.com/glossaryterms.