(ICT) A podcast is a broadcast digital audio recording, made available via the Web in a way that allows the recording to be downloaded for listening at the user's convenience. Cf. Vodcast, which is often used to describe a downloadable broadcast digital video recording. Many broadcasting stations now offer podcasts and vodcasts, e.g. the BBC: http://www.bbc.co.uk. The term podcast takes its name from a combination of iPod (Apple's portable digital Media Player) and broadcasting, but podcasts do not necessarily require the use of an iPod or similar device. Podcasts can simply be downloaded to a computer and played using a standardMedia Player program. See Section 3.5.2, Module 2.3, headed Podcasting. See RSS (Really Simple Syndication)