to videocast
- verb
- /ˈvɪdiˌoʊˌkæst/
- Texting
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videocastear
- Many teachers now videocast their lessons to help students who cannot attend in person.
Examples
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The company decided to videocast the conference so that followers could watch it online.
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During the seminar, they will videocast presentations to reach a wider audience.
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He first told of the "media-intensive" month leading up to the catastrophe; then of the live telephone reports played over international hookups from hotels overlooking the square after the massacre had begun and the authorities shut down the satellite dishes used to videocast; the sightings of soldiers.
Fiction book (1994)
Synonyms
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3.4
To send live audio or video over the internet without downloading it first
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3.2
To send live video over the internet so people can watch as it happens
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3.7
To show live video or sound on the internet
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3.4
To broadcast live or recorded content online, often video
Sent over the internet in a continuous flow so you can start watching or listening immediately
How Internet-Connected
Surface Forms
Etymology
As a verb, videocast uses the same parts: video ('moving pictures') and cast ('to send out'), so to videocast is to send or stream video over the internet for others to watch.