Broadcast

Broadcast
Broadcast Broad"cast`, n. 1. (Agric.) A casting or throwing seed in all directions, as from the hand in sowing. [1913 Webster]

2. an act of broadcasting; specifically, a program in which sounds or images are transmitted in all directions from a radio or television station; -- usually referring to a scheduled program on a commercial or public service radio or television station, using the normal radio frequencies for those media, in contrast to a radiotelephone conversation, which may also be transmitted in all directions, but is intended for receipt by a base station in the telephone network. [PJC]


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  • Broadcast — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Broadcast puede designar: Broadcast (informática), transmisión de un paquete que será recibido por todos los dispositivos en una red. El Dominio de difusión, más conocido como dominio broadcast en inglés, un segmento …   Wikipedia Español

  • Broadcast — Broadcast  передача (вещание) сигналов, например аудио/видео: В Викисловаре есть статья «broadcast» Broadcasting  маршрутизация …   Википедия

  • broadcast — broadcast; ra·dio·broadcast; re·broadcast; …   English syllables

  • broadcast — [n] information on electronic media advertisement, air time, announcement, newscast, performance, program, publication, radiocast, show, simulcast, telecast, transmission; concepts 274,293 broadcast [v1] put forth on electronic media air,… …   New thesaurus

  • broadcast — ► VERB (past broadcast; past part. broadcast or broadcasted) 1) transmit by radio or television. 2) tell to many people. 3) scatter (seeds) rather than placing in drills or rows. ► NOUN ▪ a radio or television programme or transmi …   English terms dictionary

  • broadcast — [brôd′kast΄, brôd′käst΄] vt. broadcast or broadcasted, broadcasting 1. to scatter (seed) over a broad area rather than sow in drills 2. to spread (information, gossip, etc.) widely 3. to transmit, as to a large audience, by radio or television vi …   English World dictionary

  • Broadcast — (o en castellano difusiones ) , se producen cuando una fuente envía datos a todos los dispositivos de una red. En la tecnología Ethernet el broadcast se realiza enviando tramas con dirección MAC de destino FF.FF.FF.FF.FF.FF. En el protocolo IP se …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • broadcast — verb, by analogy with cast, is unchanged in its past form and past participle: The programme will be broadcast on Saturdays …   Modern English usage

  • Broadcast — Broad cast , a. 1. Cast or dispersed in all directions, as seed from the hand in sowing; widely diffused. [1913 Webster] 2. Scattering in all directions (as a method of sowing); opposed to planting in hills, or rows. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Broadcast — Broad cast , adv. So as to scatter or be scattered in all directions; so as to spread widely, as seed from the hand in sowing, or news from the press. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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