| Main Entry: | podcast | ||||
| Part of Speech: | n | ||||
| Definition: | a Web-based audio broadcast via an RSS feed, accessed by subscription over the Internet | ||||
| Example: | There is a podcast directory of offerings. | ||||
| Etymology: | 2004; iPod + broadcast | ||||
| Usage: | computing |
Therefore the name podcast has com from the combination of broadcast and ipod in the year 2004
After further research I have found that they way in which the subscription works is that software with podcatcher characteristics such as iTunes or Winamp access the files with a simple download or streaming. Therefore this means that software such as iTunes can analyse a podcast subscription identify and retrieve new files from a series that the user has subscribed to when they are made available. this is done by acessing a web feed (RSS) that has a list of all the files currently associated with that podcast.
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