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anycast

noun

Etymology

From any + -cast, from broadcast. Compare unicast, multicast.

  1. inherited from *ainaz✻
  2. inherited from *ainagaz✻
  3. inherited from *ainīg✻
  4. inherited from ǣniġ — “any”
  5. inherited from any
  6. formed as anycast — “any + -cast”

Definitions

  1. A network addressing and routing scheme whereby data is routed to the nearest or best…

    A network addressing and routing scheme whereby data is routed to the nearest or best destination as viewed by the routing topology.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for anycast. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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