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Broadcast vs Multicast - What's the difference?

broadcast | multicast |

As adjectives the difference between broadcast and multicast

is that broadcast is (senseid)cast or scattered widely, in all directions while multicast is (computing|of a delegate) having multiple targets, such that a call to the delegate triggers a call to each target.

As nouns the difference between broadcast and multicast

is that broadcast is a transmission of a radio or television programme aired to be received by anyone with a receiver while multicast is (computing) the simultaneous transmission of data to several destinations on a network.

As a verb broadcast

is to transmit a message or signal via radio waves or electronic means.

broadcast

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (senseid)cast or scattered widely, in all directions
  • transmitted, signalled, or communicated via radio waves or electronic means
  • relating to transmissions of messages or signals via radio waves or electronic means
  • * '>citation

    • Synonyms

    * widespread

    Antonyms

    * narrowcast

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A transmission of a radio or television programme aired to be received by anyone with a receiver.
  • * '>citation
  • A programme (show, bulletin, documentary, and so on) so transmitted.
  • (dated) The act of scattering seed.

    • Antonyms

    * narrowcast

    Verb

  • To transmit a message or signal via radio waves or electronic means
  • * '>citation
  • To transmit a message over a wide area
  • To appear as speaker, presenter or performer in a broadcast program
  • (archaic) To sow seeds over a wide area
  • * '>citation
  • To send an email in a single transmission to a (typically large) number of people
  • (broadcast)

    • Synonyms

    * air

    Antonyms

    * narrowcast

    Related terms

    * broadcaster * broadcasting * vodcast

    References

    * * English irregular verbs English verbs with base form identical to past participle

    multicast

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (computing, of a delegate) Having multiple targets, such that a call to the delegate triggers a call to each target.
  • * 2005 , Jesse Liberty, Programming C
    Building .NET Applications with C#
    • The result is a new multicast delegate that invokes both of the original implementing methods.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (computing) The simultaneous transmission of data to several destinations on a network.

    • Derived terms

    * nonmulticast