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multicasting

noun

Etymology

Blend of multiple + broadcasting.

Definitions

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

    • Unlike broadcasting, multicasting allows each host to choose whether it wants to accept multicast packets.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

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

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