ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Multicasting

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Multicasting is a noun meaning (networking) The simultaneous transmission of data to several destinations on a network.

Meaning

(networking) The simultaneous transmission of data to several destinations on a network.

Example Sentences

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

Word Forms

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include multihopping, anycasting, unicasting, multihoming, multistreaming, multiplex.

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