File Transfer Protocol

standard protocol for transferring files over TCP/IP networks
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File Transfer Protocol

Summary

File Transfer Protocol is an internet standard[1]. It draws 992 Wikipedia views per month (internet_standard category, ranking #2 of 10).[2]

Key Facts

  • File Transfer Protocol's instance of is recorded as internet standard[3].
  • File Transfer Protocol's instance of is recorded as computer network protocol[4].
  • File Transfer Protocol's instance of is recorded as text-based protocol[5].
  • File Transfer Protocol's GND ID is recorded as 4268371-3[6].
  • File Transfer Protocol's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh95000465[7].
  • File Transfer Protocol's subclass of is recorded as communication protocol[8].
  • File Transfer Protocol's part of is recorded as Internet protocol suite[9].
  • File Transfer Protocol's has use is recorded as download[10].
  • File Transfer Protocol's has use is recorded as upload[11].
  • File Transfer Protocol's Commons category is recorded as File transfer protocol[12].
  • +1971-04-16T00:00:00Z marks the founding of File Transfer Protocol[13].
  • File Transfer Protocol's publication date is recorded as +1971-00-00T00:00:00Z[14].
  • File Transfer Protocol's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0dzxs[15].
  • File Transfer Protocol's topic's main category is recorded as Category:File Transfer Protocol[16].
  • File Transfer Protocol's Art & Architecture Thesaurus ID is recorded as 300266020[17].
  • File Transfer Protocol's Dewey Decimal Classification is recorded as 004.62[18].
  • File Transfer Protocol's described by source is recorded as RFC 959: File Transfer Protocol[19].
  • File Transfer Protocol's described by source is recorded as RFC 114: File Transfer Protocol[20].
  • File Transfer Protocol's described by source is recorded as RFC 172: The File Transfer Protocol[21].
  • File Transfer Protocol's described by source is recorded as RFC 1579: Firewall-Friendly FTP[22].
  • File Transfer Protocol's described by source is recorded as RFC 2228: FTP Security Extensions[23].
  • File Transfer Protocol's described by source is recorded as RFC 2389: Feature negotiation mechanism for the File Transfer Protocol[24].
  • File Transfer Protocol's described by source is recorded as RFC 2428: FTP Extensions for IPv6 and NATs[25].
  • File Transfer Protocol's described by source is recorded as RFC 2577: FTP Security Considerations[26].
  • File Transfer Protocol's described by source is recorded as RFC 2640: Internationalization of the File Transfer Protocol[27].

Body

Publication

File Transfer Protocol's publication date is recorded as +1971-00-00T00:00:00Z[14]. Its part of is recorded as Internet protocol suite[9].

Why It Matters

File Transfer Protocol draws 992 Wikipedia views per month (internet_standard category, ranking #2 of 10).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 84 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . rfc-editor.org. rfc-editor.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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