different between unicast vs multicast

English

Etymology

uni- +? broadcast

Pronunciation

Adjective

unicast (not comparable)

1. (computing, networking) Being the transmission of messages to a single destination host on a packet switching network.
2. (programming) Synonym of singlecast

Verb

unicast (third-person singular simple present unicasts, present participle unicasting, simple past and past participle unicasted)

1. (computing, networking) To transmit in this manner.

Related terms

• multicast

Anagrams

• Stanciu, Uticans, anicuts, nautics

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