different between multicat vs multicast

English

Etymology

multi- +? cat

Adjective

multicat (not comparable)

1. Having more than one domestic cat as pets.
   • 1986, Melvyn F Greaves, L C Chan, Epidemiology of leukaemia and lymphoma

     The role of social factors in determining disease incidence is illustrated by the alternative epidemiological situation seen in multicat households.

   • 2004, Pam Johnson-Bennett, Cat Vs. Cat: Keeping Peace When You Have More Than One Cat

     Unfortunately, though, multicat families also face some unique problems.

Anagrams

• multiact

English

Etymology

multiple broadcast

Pronunciation

Adjective

multicast (not comparable)

1. (programming, 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.

Antonyms

• singlecast
• unicast

Noun

multicast (plural multicasts)

1. (computing) The simultaneous transmission of data to several destinations on a network.

Derived terms

• nonmulticast