Multicasting

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The simultaneous transmission of data to several destinations on a network. countable, uncountable

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

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

Etymology

Blend of multiple + broadcasting.

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