Unicast
adj, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 To transmit in this manner.
- 1 Being the transmission of messages to a single destination host on a packet switching network. not-comparable
"In this paper, we describe a model of multicast service we call host groups and propose this model as a way to support multicast in the DARPA Internet environment [14]. We argue that it is feasible to implement this facility as an extension of the existing "unicast" IP datagram model and mechanism."
- 2 Synonym of singlecast. not-comparable
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More examples"In this paper, we describe a model of multicast service we call host groups and propose this model as a way to support multicast in the DARPA Internet environment [14]. We argue that it is feasible to implement this facility as an extension of the existing "unicast" IP datagram model and mechanism."
Etymology
From uni- + broadcast.
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