distributed
adjective
dis·trib·ut·ed
| \ di-ˈstri-byü-təd
also -byə-, British also ˈdi-stri-ˌbyü-\
also -byə-, British also ˈdi-stri-ˌbyü-\
Definition of distributed
1
: characterized by a statistical distribution of a particular kind
a normally distributed random variable
2
computing
: having at least some of the processing done by the individual workstations and having information shared by and often stored at the workstations
a distributed network … makes it possible to take massive tasks and spread them out over a large number of personal computers—a practice called distributed computing.— J. Bonasia
Examples of distributed in a Sentence
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Learn how distributed systems work, and the new technologies for hosting services. — WSJ, "When a Pipe Bursts at Amazon, This Engineer Jumps Into Action," 21 June 2019 Baca said growth in the small, distributed market has slowed as the industry has matured. — Louis Hansen, The Mercury News, "Solar topped new energy production in 2016," 15 Feb. 2017 The big idea for the solution to scale comes from Scott Crosby and from my past time as a software CEO – the distributed network effect. — Neil Senturia, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Anatomy of a deal in progress," 1 May 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'distributed.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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