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Broadcast

Term · Computing and IT · MLC-T-CMP-000135

A method of transmitting data packets to all devices connected to a network segment simultaneously. Instead of sending data to a specific address, a broadcast sends it to a special broadcast address that all devices listen to. This is often used for address resolution protocols like ARP.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-CMP-000135
FieldComputing and IT
SubjectTechnical
Record as JSON 
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  "definition": "A method of transmitting data packets to all devices connected to a network segment simultaneously. Instead of sending data to a specific address, a broadcast sends it to a special broadcast address that all devices listen to. This is often used for address resolution protocols like ARP.",
  "subject": "Technical",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/computing/broadcast/"
}

Record 151 of 1,553 in Computing and IT terminology (MLC-0101). Request the full dataset.