# multicast

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #48,911

## Definitions
1. The simultaneous transmission of data to several destinations on a network.

## Etymology
Blend of multiple + broadcast.

## Common misspellings (14)
`mluticast`, `mmulticast`, `mulitcast`, `mullticast`, `multciast`, `multiacst`, `multicasst`, `multicastt`, `multicats`, `multiccast`, `multicsat`, `multticast`, `mutlicast`, `umlticast`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/multicast