meaning of broadcast
1. A casting or throwing seed in all directions, as from the hand in sowing.
2. Cast or dispersed in all directions, as seed from the hand in sowing; widely diffused.
3. Scattering in all directions (as a method of sowing); -- opposed to planting in hills, or rows.
4. So as to scatter or be scattered in all directions; so as to spread widely, as seed from the hand in sowing, or news from the press.
5. broadcast A transmission to multiple, unspecified recipients. On Ethernet, a broadcast packet is a special type of multicast packet which all nodes on the network are always willing to receive. broadcast quality video