broadcast
Commonly used to describe the ability to send the same e-mail message simultaneously to multiple recipients. The term "broadcasting" is also used to describe a live event on the Internet that is streamed in real time to millions of computers.
In networking, a distinction is made between broadcasting and multicasting: Broadcasting sends a message to everyone on the network, whereas multicasting sends a message to a select list of recipients.
See also : majordomo webcasting
NetLingo Classification: Net Technology
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