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Definition of podcast noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

podcast

noun
 
/ˈpɒdkɑːst/
 
/ˈpɑːdkæst/
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  1. a digital audio file that can be taken from the internet and played on a computer or a device that you can carry with you
    • To listen to the podcast, click on the link below.
    • I download podcasts of radio shows and listen to them in the car.
    Collocations Email and the internetEmail and the internetEmail
    • receive/​get/​open an email
    • write/​send/​answer/​forward/​delete an email
    • check/​read/​access your email
    • block/​filter (out) junk/​spam/​unsolicited email
    • exchange email addresses
    • open/​check your inbox
    • junk mail fills/​floods/​clogs your inbox
    • have/​set up an email account
    • open/​send/​contain an attachment
    • sign up for/​receive email alerts
    Connecting to the internet
    • use/​access/​log onto the internet/​the Web
    • go online/​on the internet
    • have a high-speed/​broadband/​wireless (internet) connection
    • access/​connect to/​locate the server
    • use/​open/​close/​launch a/​your web browser
    • browse/​surf/​search/​scour the internet/​the Web
    • send/​contain/​spread/​detect a(n) (computer/​email) virus
    • update your anti-virus software
    • install/​use/​configure a firewall
    • accept/​enable/​block/​delete cookies
    Using the internet
    • visit/​check a website/​an internet site/​somebody’s blog
    • create/​design/​launch a website/​social networking site
    • start/​write/​post/​read a blog
    • update your blog/​a website
    • be in/​meet somebody in/​go into/​enter an internet chat room
    • download/​upload music/​software/​a song/​a podcast/​a file/​a copy of something
    • share information/​data/​files
    • post a comment/​message on a(n) website/​online message board/​web forum/​internet chat room
    • stream video/​audio/​music/​content over the internet
    • join/​participate in/​visit/​provide a(n) (web-based/​web/​online/​internet/​discussion) forum
    • generate/​increase/​monitor internet traffic
    Topics Phones, email and the internetb1, TV, radio and newsb1
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