webcast

noun

web·​cast ˈweb-ˌkast How to pronounce webcast (audio)
often capitalized
: a transmission of sound and images (as of an event) via the World Wide Web
webcast verb often capitalized
webcaster noun often capitalized

Examples of webcast in a Sentence

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The webcast will begin about 20 minutes before liftoff. Tariq Malik, Space.com, 20 Dec. 2024 How to watch the New Shepard takeoff Blue Origin hosted a live webcast that began about 10 minutes prior to launch on BlueOrigin.com/live. Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 23 Oct. 2024 That wasn’t stated by Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk during his remarks on a webcast. Bloomberg, Orange County Register, 15 Oct. 2024 But as the booster was set to reignite its engines for touchdown, the live data from the rocket cut off and Blue Origin webcast hosts were left guessing what might have happened. Jackie Wattles, CNN, 16 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for webcast 

Word History

Etymology

World Wide Web + broadcast

First Known Use

1995, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of webcast was in 1995

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“Webcast.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/webcast. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.

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