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Web⋅cast⋅ing

[web-kas-ting, ‑kah-sting]
–noun Computers. (often lowercase)
the broadcasting of news, entertainment, etc., using the Internet, specifically the World Wide Web.
Also called cybercasting.


Origin:
1995–2000; ( World Wide ) Web + (broad)casting


Webcast, noun
Webcaster, noun
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web·cast   (wěb'kāst')   
n.  A broadcast of an event or a recording of an event over the World Wide Web: a webcast of the solar eclipse.

[web + (broad)cast.]
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