podcast

Meaning

Noun

1. A programme, especially an audio programme, produced on a regular basis, delivered over the Internet in a compressed digital format and designed for playback on computers or portable devices such as mobile phones.
2. A programme, especially an audio programme, produced on a regular basis, delivered over the Internet in a compressed digital format and designed for playback on computers or portable devices such as mobile phones.

Verb

1. To deliver (information) in the form of a programme, especially an audio programme, over the Internet on a regular basis for playback on computers or portable devices such as mobile phones.
2. To deliver a programme, especially an audio programme, over the Internet on a regular basis for playback on computers or portable devices such as mobile phones.

Hyphenated as

pod‧cast

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpɒdkɑːst/

Etymology

Blend of iPod (“portable music player made by Apple”) + broadcast, probably coined by the British technologist and broadcaster Ben Hammersley (born 1976) who proposed the word podcasting in 2004.