distro

English

Etymology

Shortened form of distribution, +‎ -o.

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈdɪstɹəʊ/

Noun

distro (countable and uncountable, plural distros)

  1. (Internet, software, countable) A set of software components, often open source, that have been packaged into a larger product or component for distribution to end-users.
  2. (Internet slang, uncountable) The propagation of warez by distributing it to various sites.
    • 1998, "Bubba Zenetti", Need Good FTP sites....Distro's and non-ratio sites-Please.
      If anyone can help me with obtaining a source with an updated ftp list, either distro sites or non ratio sites, please contact me on ICQ […]
Translations

Dutch

Etymology

From English distro.

Noun

distro m (plural distro's, diminutive distrootje n)

  1. distro
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