transfer

Noun
  1. The act of moving something from one location to another (synset 100316812)
    is a type of: movement - the act of changing the location of something
    subtypes:
    • transshipment - the transfer from one conveyance to another for shipment
    • airlift, lift - transportation of people or goods by air (especially when other means of access are unavailable)
    • connection, connexion - shifting from one form of transportation to another
    • bringing, delivery - the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail)
    • drive - the act of driving a herd of animals overland
    • carry - the act of carrying something
    • lighterage - the transportation of goods on a lighter
    • relocation, resettlement - the transportation of people (as a family or colony) to a new settlement (as after an upheaval of some kind)
    • teleportation - a hypothetical mode of instantaneous transportation; matter is dematerialized at one place and recreated at another
    has: pickup - the act of taking aboard passengers or freight
    same as: conveyance, transferral, transport, transportation
  2. Someone who transfers or is transferred from one position to another (synset 110744008)
    "the best student was a transfer from LSU"
    is a type of: individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being
    same as: transferee
  3. The act of transfering something from one form to another (synset 100202520)
    "the transfer of the music from record to tape suppressed much of the background noise"
    is a type of: change of state - the act of changing something into something different in essential characteristics
    same as: transference
  4. A ticket that allows a passenger to change conveyances (synset 106531471)
    is a type of: ticket - a commercial document showing that the holder is entitled to something (as to ride on public transportation or to enter a public entertainment)
  5. Application of a skill learned in one situation to a different but similar situation (synset 105764200)
    is a type of: acquisition, learning - the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge
    subtypes: generalisation, generalization, stimulus generalisation, stimulus generalization - (psychology) transfer of a response learned to one stimulus to a similar stimulus
    same as: carry-over, transfer of training
  6. Transferring ownership (synset 101109837)
    is a type of: dealing, dealings, transaction - the act of transacting within or between groups (as carrying on commercial activities)
    subtypes:
    same as: transference
Verb
  1. Transfer somebody to a different position or location of work (synset 202398228)
    is a type of: assign, delegate, depute, designate - give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)
    subtypes:
    • second - transfer an employee to a different, temporary assignment
    • exchange - hand over one and receive another, approximately equivalent
    same as: reassign
  2. Move from one place to another (synset 202236972)
    "transfer the data"; "transmit the news"; "transfer the patient to another hospital"
    is a type of: displace, move - cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
    subtypes:
    • mail, post, send - cause to be directed or transmitted to another place
    • get off, send, send off - transfer
    • communicate, convey, transmit - transfer to another
    • load - transfer from a storage device to a computer's memory
    • offset - cause (printed matter) to transfer or smear onto another surface
    • import - transfer (electronic data) into a database or document
    • export - transfer (electronic data) out of a database or document in a format that can be used by other programs
    • offload - transfer to a peripheral device, of computer data
    • carry, post - transfer (entries) from one account book to another
    • ftp - use the file transfer protocol to transfer data from one computer to another
    • spool - transfer data intended for a peripheral device (usually a printer) into temporary storage
    • download - transfer a file or program from a central computer to a smaller computer or to a computer at a remote location
    • upload - transfer a file or program to a central computer from a smaller computer or a computer at a remote location
    • charge, commit, institutionalise, institutionalize, send - cause to be admitted; of persons to an institution
    • translocate - move from one place to another, especially of wild animals
  3. Lift and reset in another soil or situation (synset 201859141)
    "Transplant the young rice plants"
    is a type of: displace - cause to move, usually with force or pressure
    same as: transplant
    verb group: transplant - be transplantable
  4. Move around (synset 202016196)
    "transfer the packet from his trouser pockets to a pocket in his jacket"
    is a type of: displace, move - cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
    subtypes:
    • transpose - transfer a quantity from one side of an equation to the other side reversing its sign, in order to maintain equality
    • shunt - transfer to another track, of trains
    • carry - transfer (a number, cipher, or remainder) to the next column or unit's place before or after, in addition or multiplication
    • shuffle - move about, move back and forth
    • transship - transfer for further transportation from one ship or conveyance to another
    • bunker - transfer cargo from a ship to a warehouse
    • carry forward, carry over - transfer from one time period to the next
    • remove, transfer - shift the position or location of, as for business, legal, educational, or military purposes
    • translocate - transfer (a chromosomal segment) to a new position
    same as: shift
  5. Cause to change ownership (synset 202225243)
    "I transferred my stock holdings to my children"
    causes: change hands, change owners - be transferred to another owner
    entail: displace, move - cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
    subtypes:
  6. Change from one vehicle or transportation line to another (synset 202092508)
    "She changed in Chicago on her way to the East coast"
    is a type of: go, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
    same as: change
  7. Send from one person or place to another (synset 201438013)
    "transmit a message"
    is a type of: displace, move - cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
    subtypes:
    • bring, convey, fetch, get - go or come after and bring or take back
    • project - transfer (ideas or principles) from one domain into another
    • propagate - transmit
    • translate - bring to a certain spiritual state
    • release, turn - let (something) fall or spill from a container
    • send, send out - to cause or order to be taken, directed, or transmitted to another place
    same as: channel, channelise, channelize, transmit, transport
  8. Shift the position or location of, as for business, legal, educational, or military purposes (synset 202090707)
    "He removed his children to the countryside"; "Remove the troops to the forest surrounding the city"; "remove a case to another court"
    is a type of: shift, transfer - move around
    subtypes: exfiltrate - transfer secretly out of an area under enemy control
    same as: remove
  9. Transfer from one place or period to another (synset 200556317)
    "The ancient Greek story was transplanted into Modern America"
    is a type of: shift - move from one setting or context to another
    same as: transplant, transpose

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