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What does broadcast mean?

Sending one message that every device on the network receives, rather than to one named receiver.

Also written as: broadcasts, broadcasting

Learn it

  • Taught in 9.1 Sending Talking to each other, Robot club

Used in

  • F11.6 Encryption
  • F11.9 Project: secure the robot
  • 6.4 Seeing other robots
  • A7.10 Project: a secure sensor packet
  • A12.2 Topologies and wireless networks
  • A12.5 IP addresses and subnets
  • A12.6 DHCP, NAT and port forwarding
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