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narrowcast

verb

Etymology

From narrow + -cast, by analogy with broadcast.

  1. derived from *(s)ner-✻ — “to turn, bend, twist, constrict”
  2. inherited from *narwaz✻ — “constricted, narrow”
  3. inherited from *naru✻
  4. inherited from nearu — “narrow, strait, confined, constricted, not spacious, limited, petty; limited, poor, restricted; oppressive, causing anxiety (of that which restricts free action of body or mind), causing or accompanied by difficulty, hardship, oppressive; oppressed, not having free action; strict, severe”
  5. inherited from narow
  6. suffixed as narrowcast — “narrow + cast”

Definitions

  1. To transmit a programme to selected individuals or groups, especially via cable.

  2. To send out a message or disseminate information to a specific narrow audience rather…

    To send out a message or disseminate information to a specific narrow audience rather than the general public.

  3. To transmit a medical intervention to a specific organ or type of tissue.

    • Cancer therapies can be narrowcasted to the unique genetic signature of a tumor instead of poisoning every dividing cell in the body.
  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. A programme transmitted in this manner.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

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

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA