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multicast

noun

Etymology

Blend of multiple + broadcast.

Definitions

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

    • multicast address

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

    • The result is a new multicast delegate that invokes both of the original implementing methods.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

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

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