transfer : Idioms & Phrases

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anonymous file transfer protocol

  • noun 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
    anonymous ftp.
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asynchronous transfer mode

  • noun a means of digital communications that is capable of very high speeds; suitable for transmission of images or voice or video as well as data
    ATM.
    • ATM is used for both LAN and WAN
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file transfer protocol

  • noun protocol that allows users to copy files between their local system and any system they can reach on the network
    FTP.
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hypertext transfer protocol

  • noun a protocol (utilizing TCP) to transfer hypertext requests and information between servers and browsers
    HTTP.
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  • noun the voluntary transfer of something (title or possession) from one party to another
    delivery; livery.
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somatic cell nuclear transfer

  • noun moving a cell nucleus and its genetic material from one cell to another
    SCNT; somatic cell nuclear transplantation; nuclear transplantation.
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transfer agent

  • noun an agency (usually a bank) that is appointed by a corporation to keep records of its stock and bond owners and to resolve problems about certificates
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Transfer day

  • one of the days fixed by the Bank of England for the transfer, free of charge, of bank stock and government funds. These days are the first five business days in the week before three o'clock. Transfers may be made on Saturdays on payment of a fee of 2s. 6d. Bithell.
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transfer of training

  • noun application of a skill learned in one situation to a different but similar situation
    transfer; carry-over.
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Transfer office

  • an office or department where transfers of stocks, etc., are made.
Webster 1913

Transfer paper

  • noun a paper that is coated with a preparation for transferring a design to another surface
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  • a prepared paper used by draughtsmen, engravers, lithographers, etc., for transferring impressions.
Webster 1913

transfer payment

  • noun a public expenditure (as for unemployment compensation or veteran's benefits) that is not for goods and services
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transfer rna

  • noun RNA molecules present in the cell (in at least 20 varieties, each variety capable of combining with a specific amino acid) that attach the correct amino acid to the protein chain that is being synthesized at the ribosome of the cell (according to directions coded in the mRNA)
    acceptor RNA; soluble RNA; tRNA.
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Transfer table

  • . (Railroad) Same as Traverse table. See under Traverse.
Webster 1913

transfer tax

  • noun any tax levied on the passing of title to property
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transferred possession

  • noun a possession whose ownership changes or lapses
    transferred possession.
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transferred property

  • noun a possession whose ownership changes or lapses
    transferred possession.
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