data transfer
Sending digital information
Data transfer is the movement of digital information from one location, device, or system to another.
The term covers everything from copying files between folders to transmitting data across networks: The data transfer took three hours over our slow connection.
Transfer speed and security are common concerns—large transfers may require special protocols or physical media.
- FTPData transmission standard
- BluetoothShort-range wireless protocol
- air dropDelivery from aircraft
- USB drivePortable digital storage device
- protocolPrescribed conduct rules
NFC · TCP/IP · packet · packet loss · bandwidth · handshake · SSH · secure connection · throughput · cloud sync · connectivity · UDP · SMTP · upload · bulk upload · HTTP · download · transmission
- internetinternet, websites, web, browsers, web browsers
- Device Setuppassword entry, time zone, software update, bluetooth pairing, backup restore
- information sharingnews, broadcast, announcement, sharing, spreading
- transfershandoff, hand off, handover, relay, baton pass
- transmissionbroadcast, broadcasting, transmitter, relay, signal
- data privacyGDPR, de-identification, consent, privacy policy, k-anonymity
data sharing vs. data containment
data transferoffline storage
Data preserved without network connection