(1) For Wi-Fi streaming, see
Chromecast.
(2) For transmitting from a website, see
Webcast.
(3) For audio broadcasting, see
podcast.
(4) For general transmitting, see
broadcast.
(5) For transmitting to multiple recipients, see
multicast.
(6) For transmitting selectively, see
narrowcast.
(7) For converting blog text, see
autocasting.
(8) For audio blogging, see
blogcasting.
(9) For advertising via Bluetooth, see
Bluecasting.
(10) For updating routing tables, see
anycast.
(11) Sending the content that appears on a computer or mobile screen to a TV. Casting implies wireless transfer. See
screen mirroring,
AirPlay,
Miracast and
Chromecast.
(12) In programming, the conversion of one data type into another; for example, from an integer to a string or vice versa. The casting statement in the source code of a program causes the compiler to generate the machine code that performs the actual conversion. See
data type,
integer and
string.