podcast

digital recording of a broadcast, made available on the Internet

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P5427300 (pŏd′kăst′)n.1. A series of digital media files distributed over the internet to which a user can subscribe by means of a syndication application.2. The content of one or all of the files in such a series.intr.v. pod·cast·ed, pod·cast·ing, pod·casts To distribute a series of digital media files over the internet in a format accessible by a syndication application.

[(i)Pod, a trademark for a portable digital audio player + (broad)cast.]

podcast

(ˈpɒdˌkɑːst) n (Computer Science) an audio file similar to a radio broadcast, which can be downloaded and listened to on a computer, mp3 player, mobile phone, etcvb, -casts, -casting, -cast or -casted1. (Computer Science) (intr) to create such files and make them available for downloading2. (Computer Science) (tr) to make (music, interviews, etc) available using this format[from i(Pod) + broad(cast)] ˈpodˌcaster n ˈpodˌcasting n

podcast

An audio file that can be downloaded for free; usually part or all of a radio program.

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Verb

podcast - distribute (multimedia files) over the internet for playback on a mobile device or a personal computerdisseminate, pass around, circulate, diffuse, broadcast, circularise, circularize, spread, disperse, propagate, distribute - cause to become widely known; "spread information"; "circulate a rumor"; "broadcast the news"

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podcast

(iPOD broadCAST) An audio broadcast for playback in the computer or mobile device. A podcast is like a radio program that can be downloaded on demand. Although some are actual radio programs such as the news, podcasts cover the gamut, including fiction, education, interviews, documentaries or a magazine with various sections. There are hundreds of thousands of podcasts.

Podcasts can be individually downloaded from the Web or available via a syndication format. A media aggregator program (a "podcatcher") such as AntennaPod, gPodder and iTunes captures the audio feeds from the Internet for transfer to the player. See syndication format.

The Pod in Podcast
The playback device originally targeted was the iPod, hence the name. Podcasts are mostly in the MP3 format but can also be AAC, which most music players support.

Podcast Everything
Conceived for audio broadcasts, the concept was broadened to include images and video (see photofeed and vidcast). Electronic slide shows are created as podcasts (see enhanced podcast), and "sound seeing" is the audio recording of a person's experiences when traveling. Some museums make audio tours available as podcasts, and art students and professors create their own unauthorized and sometimes controversial narrations of famous works. See autocasting, punchcasting, learncasting and audiobook.

podcast

A digital audio or video file that is episodic, downloadable, program-driven (mainly with a host and/or theme) and convenient, usually via an automated feed with computer software.

podcast

A World Wide Web feed of audio or video files for playing on mobile devices such as MP3 players at a later time and at a listener's or viewer’s convenience.

Acronym

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PODCAST➣Personal on Demand Broadcast

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verb distribute (multimedia files) over the internet for playback on a mobile device or a personal computer

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