narrowcast

== English == === Etymology === From narrow +‎ -cast, by analogy with broadcast. === Verb === narrowcast (third-person singular simple present narrowcasts, present participle narrowcasting, simple past and past participle narrowcast or (common, but sometimes proscribed) narrowcasted) To transmit a programme to selected individuals or groups, especially via cable. To send out a message or disseminate information to a specific narrow audience rather than the general public. (medicine) To transmit a medical intervention to a specific organ or type of tissue. ==== Derived terms ==== === Noun === narrowcast (plural narrowcasts) A programme transmitted in this manner.