distributed
distributed Lexical Profile
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• adjective
Shared out among a number of recipients, or spread over an area, range, or period.
"The charity ensured that the distributed supplies reached the most remote mountain villages."
(Of a computer system, network, or organization) having its processing, storage, or operational functions divided across multiple independent nodes or locations rather than controlled from a single central point.
"Modern cloud platforms rely on a distributed architecture to maintain high availability during hardware failures."
• verb
To give shares of something or deal out items to a number of recipients (past tense and past participle of distribute).
"The volunteers distributed warm blankets and hot meals to the displaced residents."
To supply goods to retail stores and businesses so that they can be sold to consumers (past tense and past participle of distribute).
"The regional warehouse distributed fresh produce to over two hundred supermarkets across the state."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Formed from the verb 'distribute', which derives from Latin 'distributus', the past participle of 'distribuere' ('to divide, deal out in portions'), from 'dis-' ('apart, individually') and 'tribuere' ('to assign, allot').