adjective
distributed
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adjective
1
Spread out across a wide area rather than concentrated in one place.
"The company now has a distributed workforce spanning several countries."
2
Involving many separate connected computers working together rather than one central machine.
"The app runs on a distributed database."
How to Use Distributed
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishSpread across many locations or systems instead of being centralized.
Common pairings
distributed team
distributed computing
evenly distributed
Word Forms
more distributed comparative, most distributed superlative
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The company now has a _____ workforce spanning several countries.