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Broadcast vs Telesoftware - What's the difference?

broadcast | telesoftware |

As nouns the difference between broadcast and telesoftware

is that broadcast is a transmission of a radio or television programme aired to be received by anyone with a receiver while telesoftware is (computing|dated) the broadcasting of software for home computers via teletext, viewdata systems, etc.

As an adjective broadcast

is (senseid)cast or scattered widely, in all directions.

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

    telesoftware

    English

    (wikipedia telesoftware)

    Noun

    (-)
  • (computing, dated) The broadcasting of software for home computers via Teletext, viewdata systems, etc.
  • * 1984 , IEEE, Digest of Technical Papers
    • This was the culmination of four years experimental work to examine the technical and educational viability of a telesoftware service...
  • * 1984 , Timothy Hollins, Beyond Broadcasting: Into the Cable Age?
    • Of particular appeal is the telesoftware facility which gives subscribers access to hundreds of individual computer programmes and videogames...