lifecast

[ lahyf-kast ‐kahst ]
/ ˈlaɪfˌkæst ‐ˌkɑst /

verb (used with or without object), life·cast or life·cast·ed, life·cast·ing. Also lifestream.

to broadcast live video of (one's daily activities) over the Internet, as with a portable Webcam.

noun

a live video of one's daily activities, broadcast over the Internet: A lot of people are obsessed with following her daily lifecast.

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Origin of lifecast

First recorded in 2005–10; life + (broad)cast

OTHER WORDS FROM lifecast

life·cast·er, noun

Words nearby lifecast

life-support system, life-threatening, lifeblood, lifeboat, lifeboatman, lifecast, lifeful, lifeguard, lifehack, lifeless, lifelike
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