ANONYMOUS FILE TRANSFER PROTOCOL

IPA (US):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does anonymous file transfer protocol mean? 

• ANONYMOUS FILE TRANSFER PROTOCOL (noun)
  The noun ANONYMOUS FILE TRANSFER PROTOCOL has 1 sense:

1. a common way to make software available; users are allowed to log in as 'guest' without a password and copy whatever has been made available

  Familiarity information: ANONYMOUS FILE TRANSFER PROTOCOL used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ANONYMOUS FILE TRANSFER PROTOCOL (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A common way to make software available; users are allowed to log in as 'guest' without a password and copy whatever has been made available

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

anonymous file transfer protocol; anonymous ftp

Hypernyms ("anonymous file transfer protocol" is a kind of...):

file transfer protocol; FTP (protocol that allows users to copy files between their local system and any system they can reach on the network)