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multicast

computer networking technique for forwarding transmissions from one sender to multiple receivers
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multicast

Summary

multicast ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (759 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • multicast is a type of packet forwarding[2].
  • multicast is a type of routing[3].
  • multicast's Commons category is recorded as Multicast[4].
  • multicast is the opposite of unicast[5].
  • multicast's partially coincident with is recorded as point-to-multipoint communication[6].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include packet forwarding[2] and routing[3]. multicast is the opposite of unicast[5].

Why It Matters

multicast ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (759 views/month).[1] multicast has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[7] multicast is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.[8]

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  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_multicast_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{multicast}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/multicast}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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  1. 5w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Opposite of → unicast
    Partially coincident with → point-to-multipoint communication
    Subclass of → —
    Aliases → —
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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