Menu
Home
People
Places
Arts
History
Plants & Animals
Science
Life & Culture
Technology
Reference.org
File transfer
open-in-new
<p>File transfer is the transmission of a computer file through a communication channel from one computer system to another. Typically, file transfer is mediated by a communications protocol. In the history of computing, numerous <a href="/facts/Comparison_of_file_transfer_protocols/XGBF8I9C">file transfer protocols</a> have been designed for different contexts. </p>