File Transfer Protocol (FTP)

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File Transfer Protocol (FTP) is a standard Internet protocol for transmitting files between computers on the Internet over TCP/IP connections. FTP is a Client-Server Protocol where a Client will ask for a file, and a local or remote server will provide it.

The end-users machine is typically called the local host machine, which is connected via the Internet to the remote host—which is the second machine running the FTP software.

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