multicastadj.n.

Brit.

/ˈmʌltɪkɑːst/,

/ˈmʌltɪkast/, U.S.

/ˈməltiˌkæst/; see also multi- comb. form.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: multi- comb. form, -cast comb. form.

Etymology: < multi- comb. form + -cast comb. form.

Computing.

A. adj.

Involving the sending of data electronically to a specific group of users of a network (esp., in later use, the internet) simultaneously; (of data, esp. audio or video material) sent in this way.

ΚΠ

1981 A. L. Chapin Request for Comments (Network Working Group) (Electronic text) No. 787 Broadcast and multicast (group addressed) communication using connection-oriented services is awkward at best and impossible at worst.

1995 Computer Feb. 18/2 The crossbar allows point-to-point, multicast, and broadcast communication.

1999 PC Week 16 Feb. 32/2 To date, interdomain routing of IP multicast packets has not been possible.

2000 InfoWorld (Electronic ed.) 3 July Multicast service combines the privacy of unicast with the efficiency of broadcast by targeting a single stream directly to requesting users.

B. n.

The action or an act of sending multicast data; data sent in this way, esp. (in later use) audio or video material sent over the internet.

ΚΠ

1982 W. I. MacGregor & D. C. Tappan Request for Comments (Network Working Group) (Electronic text) No. 824. 21 If the ARPANET were the base for a VLN implementation, broadcast and multicast would have to be constructed from specific addressing, and a network-wide synchronization mechanism would be required.

1984 J. C. Mogul Request for Comments (Network Working Group) (Electronic text) No. 919. 3 15 In practice, broadcasts are usually used where multicasts are what is wanted.

1994 Guardian 17 Nov. (OnLine section) 2/1 All the operations could be seen live in excellent colour and with perfect sound. To protect patient privacy, the transmissions (more accurately multicasts) were available only to those who knew the address.

1997 Byte June 94/1 Unlike a broadcast, however, a multicast-enabled router will forward a multicast to a particular network only if there are multicast receivers on that network.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

multicastv.

Brit.

/ˈmʌltɪkɑːst/,

/ˈmʌltɪkast/, U.S.

/ˈməltiˌkæst/; see also multi- comb. form.

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: multicast n.

Etymology: < multicast n., after broadcast v.

Computing.

transitive. To send (data, esp. audio or video material) as a multicast. Also intransitive.

ΚΠ

1982 Diss. Abstr. Internat. B. 43 180/2 The coordinator needs to multicast to all cohorts..whereas the cohorts only need to send single destination messages to the coordinator.

1984 P. Kirton Request for Comments (Network Working Group) (Electronic text) No. 911. 19 If the primary gateway goes down a ‘gateway-address message’ indicating the backup gateway address is broadcast (or preferably multicast) to all hosts.

1994 Guardian 23 June (OnLine section) 4/4 When CyberTV stations start to arrive later this year they will follow the model of Internet Talk Radio, which has been multicasting for more than a year.

2000 Govt. Computer News (Nexis) 20 Nov. 30 EXpress 5 lets the administrator package a desired software image or upgrade for a workgroup and multicast it at a chosen time.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	multicast
释义	multicastadj.n. Brit. /ˈmʌltɪkɑːst/, /ˈmʌltɪkast/, U.S. /ˈməltiˌkæst/; see also multi- comb. form. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: multi- comb. form, -cast comb. form. Etymology: < multi- comb. form + -cast comb. form. Computing. A. adj. Involving the sending of data electronically to a specific group of users of a network (esp., in later use, the internet) simultaneously; (of data, esp. audio or video material) sent in this way. ΚΠ 1981 A. L. Chapin Request for Comments (Network Working Group) (Electronic text) No. 787 Broadcast and multicast (group addressed) communication using connection-oriented services is awkward at best and impossible at worst. 1995 Computer Feb. 18/2 The crossbar allows point-to-point, multicast, and broadcast communication. 1999 PC Week 16 Feb. 32/2 To date, interdomain routing of IP multicast packets has not been possible. 2000 InfoWorld (Electronic ed.) 3 July Multicast service combines the privacy of unicast with the efficiency of broadcast by targeting a single stream directly to requesting users. B. n. The action or an act of sending multicast data; data sent in this way, esp. (in later use) audio or video material sent over the internet. ΚΠ 1982 W. I. MacGregor & D. C. Tappan Request for Comments (Network Working Group) (Electronic text) No. 824. 21 If the ARPANET were the base for a VLN implementation, broadcast and multicast would have to be constructed from specific addressing, and a network-wide synchronization mechanism would be required. 1984 J. C. Mogul Request for Comments (Network Working Group) (Electronic text) No. 919. 3 15 In practice, broadcasts are usually used where multicasts are what is wanted. 1994 Guardian 17 Nov. (OnLine section) 2/1 All the operations could be seen live in excellent colour and with perfect sound. To protect patient privacy, the transmissions (more accurately multicasts) were available only to those who knew the address. 1997 Byte June 94/1 Unlike a broadcast, however, a multicast-enabled router will forward a multicast to a particular network only if there are multicast receivers on that network. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). multicastv. Brit. /ˈmʌltɪkɑːst/, /ˈmʌltɪkast/, U.S. /ˈməltiˌkæst/; see also multi- comb. form. Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: multicast n. Etymology: < multicast n., after broadcast v. Computing. transitive. To send (data, esp. audio or video material) as a multicast. Also intransitive. ΚΠ 1982 Diss. Abstr. Internat. B. 43 180/2 The coordinator needs to multicast to all cohorts..whereas the cohorts only need to send single destination messages to the coordinator. 1984 P. Kirton Request for Comments (Network Working Group) (Electronic text) No. 911. 19 If the primary gateway goes down a ‘gateway-address message’ indicating the backup gateway address is broadcast (or preferably multicast) to all hosts. 1994 Guardian 23 June (OnLine section) 4/4 When CyberTV stations start to arrive later this year they will follow the model of Internet Talk Radio, which has been multicasting for more than a year. 2000 Govt. Computer News (Nexis) 20 Nov. 30 EXpress 5 lets the administrator package a desired software image or upgrade for a workgroup and multicast it at a chosen time. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1981v.1982
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