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Multicast

/ˈmʌltiˈkæst/
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(noun) The simultaneous transmission of data to several destinations on a network.

The multicast protocol is very efficient.
Multicast routing is widely used.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The network engineer decided to use a ____ protocol to efficiently send the live video stream to several different servers at the same time.

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