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Podcast
podcast
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st; NAmE pdkæst/
noun a recording of
sth like a radio programme that you can download =
copy from the Internet and play back on your computer
or on an MP3 player = a small
electronic device for playing sound
files: Click here to subscribe, and receive podcasts
automatically each week. 
Start your day with our daily podcast, Monday
through Friday.
podcast verb (podcast, podcast): [vn] Part two will be podcast next week. Local colleges have begun
podcasting lectures for students. The revolution will not be
televised, it will be podcast!
Podcast is a portmanteau word (= two words that are combined to make a new word) that was invented in 2004. It combines the words iPodTM, a well-known music player and broadcast. Podcasting usually involves more than just copying a recorded programme from the Internet. Special software can automatically find and download the latest podcasts to your computer as soon as they becomes available. A growing number of radio stations and newspapers are making their content available in this way. The technology to do this is very cheap when compared to traditional radio and television broadcasting. This has meant that a small organization, or anybody with a website, is now able to make programmes than can, in some cases, reach a very big audience.
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