distributed — index pro rata Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
distributed — dis|trib|ut|ed [ dı strıbjətəd ] adjective * 1. ) spread or shared in a particular way: randomly distributed data Red squirrels are widely distributed throughout the woodlands. 2. ) COMPUTING a distributed computer system involves the use of… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
distributed — [[t]dɪstrɪ̱bjuːtɪd[/t]] ADJ: usu v link ADJ prep/adv, adv ADJ If things are distributed throughout an area, object, or group, they exist throughout it. These cells are widely distributed throughout the body... Galactic surveys show that distant… … English dictionary
distributed */ — UK [dɪˈstrɪbjʊtɪd] / US [dɪˈstrɪbjətəd] adjective 1) spread or shared in a particular way randomly distributed data Red squirrels are widely distributed throughout the woodlands. 2) computing a distributed computer system involves the use of… … English dictionary
Distributed — Distribute Dis*trib ute, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Distributed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Distributing}.] [L. distributus, p. p. of distribuere to divide, distribute; dis + tribuere to assign, give, allot. See {Tribute}.] 1. To divide among several or many;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
distributed — In traditional logic a term is distributed in an occurrence if it covers all the members of the class that it denotes. But appearances can be deceptive: ‘men’ is not distributed in ‘not all men are retired’. The test is that adding a… … Philosophy dictionary
distributed — adjective Date: 1968 1. characterized by a statistical distribution of a particular kind < a normally distributed random variable > 2. of, relating to, or being a computer network in which at least some of the processing is done by the individual … New Collegiate Dictionary
Distributed — After a Treasury auction, there will be many new issues in dealer s hands. As those issues are sold, it is said that they are distributed. The New York Times Financial Glossary … Financial and business terms
distributed — New Treasury issues in dealers hands are said to be distributed. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary … Financial and business terms
Distributed computing — is a field of computer science that studies distributed systems. A distributed system consists of multiple autonomous computers that communicate through a computer network. The computers interact with each other in order to achieve a common goal … Wikipedia
