Definition of distributed Distributed

/dɪstɹɪˈbjʌtʌd/ - [distribyutud] - dis•trib•ut•ed

We found 4 definitions of distributed from 4 different sources.

What does distributed mean?

WordNet

Adjective
distributed - spread out or scattered about or divided up
		concentrated gathered together or made less diffuse; "their concentrated efforts"; "his concentrated attention"; "concentrated study"; "a narrow thread of concentrated ore"
		distributive serving to distribute or allot or disperse
		apportioned, dealt out, doled out, meted out, parceled out given out in portions
		broken physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split; "a broken mirror"; "a broken tooth"; "a broken leg"; "his neck is broken"
		diffuse spread out; not concentrated in one place; "a large diffuse organization"
		diffused (of light rays) subjected to scattering by reflection from a rough surface or transmission through a translucent material; "diffused light"
		dispensed distributed or weighted out in carefully determined portions; "medicines dispensed to the sick"
		dispersed, spread distributed or spread over a considerable extent; "has ties with many widely dispersed friends"; "eleven million Jews are spread throughout Europe"
		divided up, shared out, shared, divided have in common; held or experienced in common; "two shared valence electrons forming a bond between adjacent nuclei"; "a shared interest in philately"
		encyclical intended for wide distribution; "an encyclical letter"
		fanned, spread-out especially spread in a fan shape; "the peacock's fanned tail"; "the spread-out cards"
		far-flung, widespread remote; "far-flung corners of the Empire"
		low-density having low concentration; "low-density urban areas"
		rationed distributed equitably in limited individual portions; "got along as best we could on rationed meat and sugar"
		scattered occurring or distributed over widely spaced and irregular intervals in time or space; "scattered showers"; "scattered villages"
		spaced, separated arranged with spaces between; often used as a combining form; "widely spaced eyes"
		sparse, thin not dense; "a thin beard"; "trees were sparse"
		splashed (of a fluid) having been propelled about in flying drops or masses; "with clothes wet by splashed water"
		straggly growing or spreading sparsely or irregularly; "straggly ivy"