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Broadcast vs. Multicast — What's the Difference?

Broadcast vs. Multicast — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Broadcast and Multicast

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Broadcast

To communicate or transmit (a signal, a message, or content, such as audio or video programming) to numerous recipients simultaneously over a communication network
A radio station that broadcasts news.
An agency broadcasting an appeal for donations over the internet.

Multicast

In computer networking, multicast is group communication where data transmission is addressed to a group of destination computers simultaneously. Multicast can be one-to-many or many-to-many distribution.

Broadcast

To make known over a wide area
Reporters who broadcast unchecked rumors in order to get the story out first.
"The birds sang in flight because that was the only way, in this treeless terrain, to broadcast their claims across their chosen pieces of land" (Kenn Kaufman).

Multicast

Having multiple targets, such that a call to the delegate triggers a call to each target.
Building .NET Applications with C#

Broadcast

To sow (seed) over a wide area, especially by hand.
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Multicast

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

Broadcast

To communicate or transmit a signal, a message, or content, such as audio or video programming, to numerous recipients simultaneously over a communication network.

Broadcast

The act or process of broadcasting a signal, a message, or content, such as audio or video programming.

Broadcast

A signal, message, or audio or video program that is broadcast over a communication network
Watched the morning news broadcast.

Broadcast

The act of scattering seed.

Broadcast

Communicated or transmitted by means of broadcasting, as over a communications network
A broadcast announcement.

Broadcast

Of or relating to the broadcasting of audio or video content over communication networks, as in television or radio.

Broadcast

Widely known.

Broadcast

Scattered over a wide area.

Broadcast

In a scattered manner.

Broadcast

Cast or scattered widely in all directions; cast abroad.
The seed was broadcast, not drilled.

Broadcast

Communicated, signalled, or transmitted through radio waves or electronic means.

Broadcast

Relating to transmissions of messages or signals through radio waves or electronic means.

Broadcast

Widely in all directions; abroad.

Broadcast

By having its seeds sown over a wide area.

Broadcast

A transmission of a radio or television programme intended to be received by anyone with a receiver.

Broadcast

A programme (bulletin, documentary, show, etc.) so transmitted.
The DJ was feeling nervous before his first national broadcast.

Broadcast

The act of scattering seed; a crop grown from such seed.

Broadcast

(transitive) To transmit a message or signal through radio waves or electronic means.

Broadcast

(transitive) To transmit a message over a wide area; specifically, to send an email in a single transmission to a (typically large) number of people.

Broadcast

(intransitive) To appear as a performer, presenter, or speaker in a broadcast programme.

Broadcast

To sow seeds over a wide area.

Broadcast

A casting or throwing seed in all directions, as from the hand in sowing.

Broadcast

An act of broadcasting; specifically, a program in which sounds or images are transmitted in all directions from a radio or television station; - usually referring to a scheduled program on a commercial or public service radio or television station, using the normal radio frequencies for those media, in contrast to a radiotelephone conversation, which may also be transmitted in all directions, but is intended for receipt by a base station in the telephone network.

Broadcast

Cast or dispersed in all directions, as seed from the hand in sowing; widely diffused.

Broadcast

Scattering in all directions (as a method of sowing); - opposed to planting in hills, or rows.

Broadcast

So as to scatter or be scattered in all directions; so as to spread widely, as seed from the hand in sowing, or news from the press.

Broadcast

To cast or disperse in all directions, as seed from the hand in sowing; to diffuse widely.

Broadcast

To transmit (sounds, images, or other signals) in all directions from a radio or television station.

Broadcast

To disseminate (information, a speech, an advertisement, etc.) from a radio or television station.

Broadcast

To spread (information, news, gossip) widely by any means.

Broadcast

Message that is transmitted by radio or television

Broadcast

A radio or television show;
Did you see his program last night?

Broadcast

Broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television;
We cannot air this X-rated song

Broadcast

Sow over a wide area, especially by hand;
Broadcast seeds

Broadcast

Cause to become widely known;
Spread information
Circulate a rumor
Broadcast the news

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