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MULTICASTING Definition & Legal Meaning

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A single device communicates with two or more devices with a single transmission in this transmission method. A multicast message is transmitted only to one or more selected devices. In contrast, broadcasting sends a message or signal to all connected devices at the same time. Refer to narrowcasting and unicasting.

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