multicasting en · NOUN
Etymology
Blend of multiple + broadcasting.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) 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.
2009, Robert Rümmler, Alexander Daniel Gluhak, Hamid Aghvami, Multicast in Third-Generation Mobile Networks: Services, Mechanisms and Performance, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN, page 14:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| multicastings | Number=Plur | lexicographic |