Definition

1. Verb:
   • To distribute (multimedia files, typically a digital audio series) over the internet for download and playback on a mobile device or a personal computer.

Usage

• The verb "podcast" describes the action of making a digital audio or video series available online for users to subscribe to and download automatically or manually.
• It is often used in the context of creating and publishing regular episodes.

Examples

• Verb:
  • She podcasts a weekly show about science.
  • The team podcasted the interview yesterday.
  • They have been podcasting for three years.

Advanced Usage

• "to be podcast": Describes the state of a file or series being made available via this method.
  • The lecture series will be podcast for students who missed the class.

Variants and Related Words

• Podcast (noun): The digital audio or video file or series itself that is distributed.
  • I listened to an interesting podcast on my commute.
• Podcaster (noun): A person who creates and publishes podcasts.
  • She is a popular podcaster in the true crime genre.

Synonyms

• Broadcast (online): To transmit a program via the internet.
• Stream: To transmit or receive data, especially video and audio material, over a computer network for immediate playback.

Related Phrases

• Podcast feed: The web feed (often RSS) that lists and delivers new episodes to subscribers.
  • Subscribe to the podcast feed to get new episodes automatically.

Verb

1. distribute (multimedia files) over the internet for playback on a mobile device or a personal computer