Multicast Hear it!

Multicast Hacker Definition
To send an online message simultaneously to a list of recipients on the network.

See Also: IP Address; Ethernet; Network.

Symantec Security Response. Glossary. [Online, July 15, 2004.] Symantec Security Response Website. http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/refa.html.
multicast Telecom Definition
A transmission mode in which a signal or packet is sent to multiple receivers, but not all receivers on a network. An e-mail distribution list is an example of multicast transmission. See also broadcast, multicast address, packet, signal, and unicast.