anycast
noun
anycast is spelled A-N-Y-C-A-S-T: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 44 million words in written English, the 204,233rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, anycast means “A network addressing and routing scheme whereby data is routed to the nearest or best destination as viewed by the routing topology” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in anycast?
| Letters | 7: A-N-Y-C-A-S-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 44 million words; the 204,233rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is anycast?
Anycast appears about once in every 44 million words in written English, the 204,233rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
What does anycast mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A network addressing and routing scheme whereby data is routed to the nearest or best destination as viewed by the routing topology.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Anycast in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense scheme whereby data is routed to the nearest or best destination:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | anycast |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does anycast come from?
From any + -cast, from broadcast. Compare unicast, multicast.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).