noun
multicast address
Technical term in networking; a destination address used to send data to multiple hosts simultaneously.
マルチキャストアドレスは、224.0.0.0から239.255.255.255の範囲で定義されています。
Multicast addresses are defined in the range from 224.0.0.0 to 239.255.255.255.
Variant with interpunct; less common in running text.
Broadcast address sends to all hosts on a network, while multicast address sends to a specific group.
Unicast address sends to a single host, unlike multicast which targets multiple hosts.
Loanword from English 'multicast address', adopted directly into Japanese IT terminology.