Meaning & Definition of word "Distributed"
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Distributed
/dɪsˈtrɪb.ju.tɪd/
verb:
- 1. Past tense of distribute; to have given out or spread over an area.
- Example: The charity distributed food and clothing to those in need after the disaster.
- 2. To have allocated resources or assigned tasks to various agents or locations.
- Example: The teacher distributed the worksheets to the students at the start of the class.
adjective:
- 1. Referring to something that is spread or dispersed over an area or among a group.
- Example: The distributed network allowed for faster data sharing among users in different locations.
- 2. Describing a system where processing tasks are allocated among multiple computers or locations.
- Example: In a distributed computing environment, the workload is shared among several machines.
Etymology
From Middle French 'distribuer', from Latin 'distributus', meaning 'to divide or separate'.
Common Phrases and Expressions
distributed systems:
A model in which components located on networked computers communicate and coordinate their actions by passing messages.
widely distributed:
Referring to something that is spread out over a large area or among many people.
evenly distributed:
Referring to something that is spread out without bias or unevenness.
Related Words
distribute:
To divide and hand out in shares.
distribution:
The action of sharing something out among a number of recipients.
distributive:
Related to the distribution of something.
Slang Meanings of distributed
Meaning: Spread too thin in contexts like social engagements.
Example Sentence: I'm so distributed this week with events, I can't keep track!
Meaning: To be shared among friends, often used in the context of resources or snacks.
Example Sentence: We distributed the pizza equally among everyone.