On 03/08/2024 21:08, Lee wrote:
On Sat, Aug 3, 2024 at 6:51 AM George at Clug wrote:Hi,What is the purpose of mDNS ?"zero-configuration networking" seems to be the search term eg -https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonjour_(software)It seems to be for multicast?no, it _uses_ multicast. <rant> when did "utilize" replace "use"? </rant>
It didn't. According to https://grammarist.com/grammar/use-vs-utilize/, they have similar but distinct meanings. The clearest explanation appears to be this paragraph: "Use the word /utilize when you/ are using something beyond its original and intended purpose. You may use a bat to play baseball, but you can utilize it as a self-defense tool. "
So, in technical terms, saying that "application X utilizes Y" could actually be seen as disparagement. mDNS "uses" multicast networking because multicast networking is a general-purpose tool. But to say that mDNS utilises multicast networking would seem to suggest that the developers of mDNS had to work around the design of multicast networking - that they had to work against multicast.
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