podcast

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Definitions of podcast word

noun podcast a digital audio or video file or recording, usually part of a themed series, that can be downloaded from a website to a media player or computer: Download or subscribe to daily, one-hour podcasts of our radio show. 1
noun podcast internet broadcast 1
noun Technical meaning of podcast (networking) Any series of audio files that can be downloaded from the Internet, often released on some regular schedule, e.g. daily or weekly. Podcasts are named after Apple Computer, Inc.'s iPod portable audio players, though most podcasts are in MP3 format and so can be played on virtually any modern audio player. 1
countable noun podcast A podcast is an audio file similar to a radio broadcast, that can be downloaded and listened to on a computer or MP3 player. 0
noun podcast an audio file similar to a radio broadcast, which can be downloaded and listened to on a computer, mp3 player, mobile phone, etc 0
verb podcast to create such files and make them available for downloading 0

before 2000

One of the 1% newest English words

First recorded in 2000-05; (i)pod + (broad)cast

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This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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