multicast

ˈmʌl.ti.kɑːst

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Definition of multicast - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

networking

Rare

method of sending information to multiple recipients simultaneously

Rare

The multicast was used to distribute the video to all subscribers.

broadcast

transmit

Verb

tr.

networking

Rare

send data from one source to multiple destinations

Rare

The server will multicast the video to all participants.

broadcast

transmit

technology

Rare

transmit information to several receivers simultaneously

Rare

The application can multicast updates to all connected devices.

broadcast

distribute

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multicast address

network identifier used to send one message to a selected group of devices

Configure the router to forward packets sent to the multicast address.

Origin of multicast

Latin, multi (many) + cast (to throw)

Terms with multicast included in their meaning

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PIM

acr.

acr: Protocol Independent Multicast

sends data to many devices without using specific routes

Protocol Independent Multicast

networking

routing protocol for multicast data transmission

Examples of multicast in a sentence

Engineers set up a multicast for the live event.
The application can multicast updates to all users.
They plan to multicast the announcement to the entire network.
The server can multicast the video stream to multiple users.
They plan to multicast the event to a global audience.

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French:multidiffusion, multidiffuser, ...
German:Multicast, multicasten, ...
Italian:multicast, diffondere, ...
Spanish:multidifusión, transmitir, ...
Portuguese:transmissão múltipla, difundir, ...
Chinese:多播, 广播, ...
Japanese:マルチキャスト, マルチキャストする, ...
Arabic:بَثّ مُتَعَدِّد, بَثَّ مُتَعَدِّد الْوِجْهَات, ...
Hebrew:שִׁדּוּר מְרֻבֶּה נְמָעִים, לְשַׁדֵּר בְּרִיבּוּי יַעֲדִים, ...
Russian:мультикаст, транслировать, ...
Ukrainian:мультикаст, транслювати, ...
Hindi:मल्टीकास्ट, प्रसारित करना, ...
Bengali:মাল্টিকাস্ট, মাল্টিকাস্ট করা, ...
Catalan:multicast, enviar, ...
Czech:multicast, multicastovat, ...
Danish:multicast, multicaste, ...
Dutch:multicast, multicasten, ...
Greek:πολυεκπομπή, κάνω multicast, ...
Hungarian:multicast, multicastolni, ...
Khmer:ការផ្ញើទិន្នន័យទៅអ្នកទទួលច្រើននាក់ព្រមគ្នា, បញ្ជូនទិន្នន័យពហុទិសដៅ, ...
Korean:멀티캐스트, 멀티캐스트하다, ...
Persian:چندپخشی, ارسال کرد, ...
Polish:multicast, rozsyłać, ...
Portuguese (BR):transmissão múltipla, transmitir, ...
Romanian:multicast, a transmite, ...
Swedish:multicast, multicasta, ...
Thai:การส่งข้อมูลแบบหลายผู้รับ, ส่งข้อมูล, ...
Turkish:çoklu gönderim, çoklu gönderim yapmak, ...
Vietnamese:multicast, phát đa hướng, ...

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