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anycast

anycast noun: a network addressing and routing scheme whereby data is routed to the nearest or best destination as viewed by the routing topology.

Noun

anycast (uncountable)

  1. A network addressing and routing scheme whereby data is routed to the nearest or best destination as viewed by the routing topology.

Origin of anycast

From any + -cast, from broadcast. Compare unicast, multicast.

Questions about anycast

What does anycast mean?
Anycast means a network addressing and routing scheme whereby data is routed to the nearest or best destination as viewed by the routing topology.
What part of speech is anycast?
Anycast is a noun.

Words near anycast in the dictionary

  1. anybody'd
  2. anybody's
  3. anybody's guess
  4. anybuddy
  5. anybudy
  6. anycast
  7. anycasting
  8. anycat
  9. anyday
  10. anydog
  11. anyfin'

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