multicasting
Definition
Transmission method in which one device communicates with several devices with a single transmission. In contrast to broadcasting (in which a message or signal is sent to all connected devices) a multicast message is transmitted only to the selected device(s). See also narrowcasting and unicasting.
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multicasting is in the Data Management, Communications, & Networks and Internet & World Wide Web subjects.
multicasting appears in the definitions of the following terms: unicasting, narrowcasting and broadcasting
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