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multicast

Pronunciation: /ˈmʌltikɑːst/
Definition of multicast

verb (past and past participle multicast)

[with object]
  • send (data) across a computer network to several users at the same time: the circuits can multicast data streams [no object]:an Internet radio station has been multicasting for more than a year

noun

  • a set of data sent across a computer network to many users at the same time: live multicasts of events at the National Press Club

multicast in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of multicast in the US English dictionary
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