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narrowcast

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narrowcast /ˈnerōˌkast, ˈnɛroʊˌkæst /
verb
(past and past participle narrowcast or narrowcasted)
[no object] transmit a television program, especially by cable, or otherwise disseminate information, to a comparatively small audience defined by special interest or geographical location:
the channel is licensed to narrowcast only to nondomestic outlets.
noun transmission by narrowcasting:
Colorado women's volleyball narrowcasts
[as modifier] narrowcast specialty channels.
– DERIVATIVES
narrowcaster
– ORIGIN 1930s : back-formation from narrowcasting, on the pattern of broadcasting.
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