Transfer Data Act Noun Bre ˈtrænsfɜː(R ˈtrænsfɜːr Electronic

• electronic data transfer
• the transfer of currency from one country to another
• he has asked for a transfer to the company's paris branch.
• after the election there was a swift transfer of power.

transfer

1. the act of moving somebody/something from one place, group or job to another; an occasion when this happens
• see also credit transfer
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/credit-transfer
• electronic data transfer
• the transfer of currency from one country to another
• He has asked for a transfer to the company's Paris branch.
• After the election there was a swift transfer of power.
2. the act of moving a sports player from one club or team to another
• It was the first goal he had scored since his transfer from Chelsea.
• a transfer fee
• to be on the transfer list (= available to join another club)
3. an act of changing to a different place, vehicle or route when you are travelling
• The transfer from the airport to the hotel is included in the price.
4. a ticket that allows a passenger to continue their journey on another bus or train
• See related entries: Train and bus travel
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/topic/train_and_bus_travel/transfer_6
5. a picture or design that can be removed from a piece of paper and stuck onto a surface, for example by being pressed or heated
6. the process of using behaviour which has already been learned in one situation in a new situation
• see also language transfer
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/language-transfer

Extra Examples

• Her boss recommended a permanent transfer overseas.
• His club have given him a free transfer.
• I did a file transfer from one PC to another.
• Only the owner can make a transfer of goods.
• The law schools accept a large number of second-year transfer students.
• The war caused a massive transfer of population.
• There has been a net transfer of lower-paid people away from the inner cities.
• data transfer rates of 6.4 GB per second
• the smooth transfer of power to the new government
• the transfer of power/sovereignty
• the transfer of property between private buyers

Word Origin

• late Middle English (as a verb): from French transférer or Latin transferre, from trans- ‘across’ + ferre ‘to bear’. The earliest use of the noun (late 17th cent.) was as a legal term in the sense ‘conveyance of property’.