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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On Monday she'll give the full details of specific help for people who rely on heating oil – tens of millions of pounds that will be distributed through local councils.
From BBC
Wolf kills aren't distributed at random, Loretto said, occurring more often on flatter terrain or in open valleys where chases are more likely.
From Barron's
The pair were reported to have fallen out over creative control of the PCD brand and the way profits from the reunion would be distributed.
From BBC
One official told The Times the memo was one of several daily updates received and distributed by law enforcement and emergency response agencies.
From Los Angeles Times
It is the latest in the changing face of the Hundred after stakes in all eight franchises were sold last year, raising more than £500m to be distributed across the game in England and Wales.
From BBC
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