distributed
Americanadjective
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Computers.
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being or relating to a network of devices, workstations, etc., in different locations connected by means of one or more other networks, allowing each member to carry out some or all of the management and processing of the shared information.
As computers began to connect across the internet, the CPU evolved from being specifically a central control system to become a node within a distributed network.
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being or relating to a single database shared across such a network, especially one integrating multiple smaller databases.
Back then no one was thinking of distributed databases with hundreds of servers working to keep data consistent across the nodes.
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Linguistics. (in distinctive feature analysis) characterized by relatively extensive contact or constriction between the articulating organs, as the in show in contrast to the in so.
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Statistics. showing a specified type of distribution.
A randomly distributed dominant gene has a prevalence of 75 percent.
Other Word Forms
- undistributed adjective
- well-distributed adjective
Etymology
Origin of distributed
Example Sentences
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Rather than pointing to failure in a single brain structure, the findings indicate a distributed vulnerability across the brain.
From Science Daily
China's Ministry of Finance said in 2021 a total of 13.2 billion yuan in funds had been distributed for clean heating across Hebei.
From Barron's
Scott Guthrie, an executive vice president in Microsoft’s cloud-computing division, has said the company’s strategy is to have distributed data centers as a way to manage local resources and energy constraints.
Last year's appeal saw thousands of the items donated and distributed.
From BBC
Apple began making the rounds and distributed a glossy pitch deck to card issuers that was light on numbers but not on pride.
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