Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

multicast

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.57 in modern English

Syllables: mul-ti-cast
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The simultaneous transmission of data to several destinations on a network.

adj

Having multiple targets, such that a call to the delegate triggers a call to each target.

Example Sentences

"multicast address"
"On an LAN, each host's network interface monitors the LAN and accepts packets addressed to the multicast address that defines the host group to which the packets belong. Unlike broadcasting, multicasting allows each host to choose whether it wants to accept multicast packets."
"The result is a new multicast delegate that invokes both of the original implementing methods."

Etymology

Blend of multiple + broadcast.

Inflected Forms

multicasts (plural)

Derived Forms

multicasted multicasting nonmulticast

Frequently Paired Words

broadcast singlecast unicast

Questions

What does multicast mean?: The simultaneous transmission of data to several destinations on a network.
Where does multicast come from?: Blend of multiple + broadcast.

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