Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A broadcast of an event or a recording of an event over the World Wide Web.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun A video and/or audio broadcast transmitted via the Internet
  • verb To make such a broadcast

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[web + (broad)cast.]

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

Blend of web and broadcast

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