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5 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Broadcast \Broad"cast`\, n. (Agric.) A casting or throwing seed in all directions, as from the hand in sowing. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Broadcast \Broad"cast`\, a. 1. Cast or dispersed in all directions, as seed from the hand in sowing; widely diffused. 2. Scattering in all directions (as a method of sowing); -- opposed to planting in hills, or rows. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: broadcast adj 1: made widely known especially by radio or television; "the broadcast news"; "everyone heard the broadcast rumors" [syn: {aired}] 2: sown by casting over a wide area especially by hand; "the broadcast sowing of wheat" n 1: message that is transmitted by radio or television 2: a radio or television show "did you see his program last night?" [syn: {program}, {programme}] adv : so as to scatter or be distributed widely or in all directions v 1: broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television; "We cannot air this X-rated song" [syn: {air}, {send}, {beam}, {transmit}] 2: as of information [syn: {circulate}, {circularize}, {circularise}, {distribute}, {disseminate}, {propagate}, {spread}, {diffuse}, {disperse}, {pass around}] From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (13 Mar 01) [foldoc]: broadcast A transmission to multiple, unspecified recipients. On Ethernet, a broadcast packet is a special type of multicast packet which all nodes on the network are always willing to receive.
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