distributed

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distributed

/dɪˈstɹɪbjutɪd/ UK
/ˈdɪstɹɪbjutɪd/ UK, uncommon, usually
/dɪˈstɹɪbjutɪd/ Canada, US
[dɪˈstɹɪbjuɾɪd] Canada, US
/ˈdɪstɹɪbjutɪd/ Canada, US, uncommon
[ˈdɪstɹɪbjuɾɪd] Canada, US

verb

participle, past simple past and past participle of distribute

adjective more distributed · most distributed

Spread across a relatively wide area. Webster and Wong (2008) found that semivirtual teams had more positive perceptions of their local teammates compared to the distributed teammates […]
Involving numerous separate computers or entities, rather than the traditional one. distributed computing

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: apportioned, broadcast, broken, dealt out, diffuse, diffused, dispensed, dispersed, diversified, divided, divided up, doled out, encyclical, fanned, far-flung, low-density

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@misc{distributed_2026,
  title = {distributed},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/distributed},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}