multicast

multicast definition - telecom
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.

Webster's New World Telecom Dictionary Copyright © 2008 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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