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Unicast vs Unicasting - What's the difference?

unicast | unicasting |

As an adjective unicast

is (computing|networking) being the transmission of messages to a single destination host on a packet switching network.

As a verb unicast

is (computing|networking) to transmit in this manner.

As a noun unicasting is

the transmission of a unicast message.

unicast

English

Adjective

(-)
  • (computing, networking) Being the transmission of messages to a single destination host on a packet switching network.

    • Related terms

    * multicast

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (computing, networking) To transmit in this manner.

    • unicasting

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The transmission of a unicast message