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broadcasting

/ˈbrɑdkæsɾɪŋ/
/ˈbrɔdkɑstɪŋ/
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Other forms: broadcastings

Definitions of broadcasting
  1. noun
    a medium that disseminates via telecommunications
    synonyms: broadcast medium
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    type of:
    mass medium, medium
    a technology that is used to to disseminate information or entertainment widely to the public
  2. noun
    taking part in a radio or tv program
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    types:
    Rediffusion
    a system for distributing radio or tv programs
    radio, radiocommunication, wireless
    medium for communication
    TV, telecasting, television, video
    broadcasting visual images of stationary or moving objects
    reception
    quality or fidelity of a received broadcast
    cable, cable television
    television that is transmitted over cable directly to the receiver
    HDTV, high-definition television
    a television system that has more than the usual number of lines per frame so its pictures show more detail
    detection, signal detection
    the detection that a signal is being received
    demodulation
    (electronics) the reception of a signal by extracting it from the carrier wave
    type of:
    telecom, telecommunication
    (often plural) systems used in transmitting messages over a distance electronically
Pronunciation
US
/ˈbrɑdkæsɾɪŋ/
UK
/ˈbrɔdkɑstɪŋ/
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