Source : Free On-Line Dictionary of Computing

AppleTalk Filing Protocol
     
         (AFP) A {client/server} {protocol} used in
        {AppleTalk} communications networks.  In order for non-{Apple}
        networks to access data in an {AppleShare} {server}, their
        protocols must translate into the AFP language.
     
        See also: {Columbia AppleTalk Package}.
     
        (1998-06-28)