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The '''File Transfer Protocol''' is a [[communication network]] [[application]] (the name nothwithstanding), used to transfer [[file]]s to or from a [[server]] [[host]] system. | The '''File Transfer Protocol''' is a [[communication network]] [[application]] (the name nothwithstanding), used to transfer [[file]]s to or from a [[server]] [[host]] system. | ||
| − | It was one of the first applications on the [[ARPANET]] (the first [[packet switching]] network), along with the [[ | + | It was one of the first applications on the [[ARPANET]] (the first [[packet switching]] network), along with the [[Telnet]] remote login [[protocol]]. Although it dates back to the ARPANET, it has been updated to function over [[Transmission Control Protocol|TCP]], for use on the [[Internet]]. |
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Revision as of 19:22, 3 October 2018
The File Transfer Protocol is a communication network application (the name nothwithstanding), used to transfer files to or from a server host system.
It was one of the first applications on the ARPANET (the first packet switching network), along with the Telnet remote login protocol. Although it dates back to the ARPANET, it has been updated to function over TCP, for use on the Internet.
