distributed

Thân thiện

The teacher distributed the worksheets to the class.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Spread out or scattered about: Describes something that is not concentrated in one place but rather dispersed or arranged over a wide area.
   • Divided up: Refers to something that has been apportioned or allocated among multiple recipients or locations.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • The company has a distributed workforce, with employees working from home across the country.
  • The seeds were distributed evenly across the field.
  • In a distributed network, processing tasks are shared among many computers.

Advanced Usage

• "Distributed system": In computing, a system whose components are located on different networked computers, which communicate and coordinate their actions to appear as a single coherent system.

  • Modern cloud services rely on highly resilient distributed systems.

• "Distributed ledger": A database that is consensually shared and synchronized across multiple sites, institutions, or geographies.

  • Blockchain is a type of distributed ledger technology.

Variants and Related Words

• Distribute (verb): To give shares of something; to deal out; to spread over an area.

  • The volunteers will distribute food to those in need.

• Distribution (noun): The action of sharing something out among a number of recipients; the way in which something is spread over an area.

  • The map shows the population distribution across the region.

• Redistribute (verb): To distribute something again or differently.

  • The government plans to redistribute resources to poorer areas.

Synonyms

• Dispersed: Spread over a wide area.
• Scattered: Occurring or found at intervals or various locations rather than all together.
• Allocated: Distributed for a particular purpose.

Antonyms

• Centralized: Concentrated under a single, central authority or in one main place.
• Gathered: Brought together; assembled in one place.
• Collected: Gathered together; accumulated.

Related Phrases

• Widely distributed: Found or occurring over a very large area.

  • This species of bird is widely distributed across the continent.

• Evenly distributed: Spread out in a uniform or equal manner.

  • Ensure the fertilizer is evenly distributed for the best results.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. spread out or scattered about or divided up