Podcasting
noun, verb ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 The distribution of multimedia files over the Internet for playback on a mobile device, often in MP3 format. uncountable
"With the benefit of hindsight, it all seems quite obvious. MP3 players, like Apple's iPod, in many pockets, audio production software cheap or free, and weblogging an established part of the internet; all the ingredients are there for a new boom in amateur radio. But what to call it? Audioblogging? Podcasting? GuerillaMedia?"
- 1 present participle and gerund of podcast form-of, gerund, participle, present
Synonyms
All synonymsExample
More examples"With the benefit of hindsight, it all seems quite obvious. MP3 players, like Apple's iPod, in many pockets, audio production software cheap or free, and weblogging an established part of the internet; all the ingredients are there for a new boom in amateur radio. But what to call it? Audioblogging? Podcasting? GuerillaMedia?"
Etymology
From podcast + -ing.
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