Definitions

As with all products and solutions of a technical nature, the terms and abbreviations used to describe different technologies and processes can sometimes be a little confusing to say the least.  In an attempt to combat this issue we have provided definitions for a number of the more common terms and abbreviations that you may come across when browsing our website.

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What is File Transfer?

Ad Hoc File Transfer

AES

fasp File Transfer

FTP File Transfer

FTPS File Transfer

HTTP File Transfer

HTTPS File Transfer

Internet Protocol Suite

LAN (Local Area Network)

Latency

Leased Lines

Managed File Transfer

MTP File Transfer

Network Layers

Packet Loss

Packets

Secure File Transfer

SFTP File Transfer

SSH File Transfer

SSL File Transfer

TCP (Transmission Control Protocol)

TLS File Transfer

UDP File Transfer

Virtualisation

WAN (Wide Area Network)