distro

UK/ˈdɪstɹəʊ/US/ˈdɪstɹoʊ/

distro noun: a set of software components, often open source, that have been packaged into a larger product or component for distribution to end-users.

Noun (1)

distro (countable and uncountable, plural distros)

(Internet, countable) A set of software components, often open source, that have been packaged into a larger product or component for distribution to end-users.
(Internet, uncountable) The propagation of warez by distributing it to various sites.
- 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 […]1998, “Bubba Zenetti”, in Need Good FTP sites....Distro's and non-ratio sites-Please.
The act of distributing printed material such as magazines or newspapers.
- I started writing my own zine, Thought Bombs, and organized a distro of other good, anarchist, anti-racist/abolitionist and feminist zines.2004, Anthony Rayson, “South Chicago ABC Zine distro”, in Fifth Estate, volume 364

Noun (2)

distro (plural distros)

(slang) A mid-level drug dealer; A distributor.
- JASON: Hey Tommy, get over here! TOMMY (played by Joseph Sikora): I was just loading up my shipment, what’s up?. JASON: There’s someone I want you to meet. My guy right here, one of my highest earning distros in New York City, Tommy Egan. Tommy, Rodolfo Ramirez.2019 October 7, Courtney A. Kemp, Theo Travers, Andre J. Ferguson, 21:00 from the start, in Power(Like Father, Like Son), season 6, episode 7 (TV series), spoken by Jason Micic (Mike Dopud)
An organization that distributes printed material such as magazines or newspapers.
- I went on to explain that we would continue to work with Mordam—who had recently merged with another indie distributor, Lumberjack, to become a much larger distro—for record store distribution but that "now we get the best of both worlds: the best music distributor in the country getting Punk...2025 April 30, Dan Sinker, Things Fall Apart: Punk Planet, Year 12

distro meaning in Marathi and Persian

distro in Marathi

set of software components: डिस्ट्रो ḍisṭro

distro in Persian

set of software components: توزیع towzi'

Forms of distro

plural	distros

Origin of distro

Shortened form of distribution, + -o.

Shortened form of distributor, + -o.

Words formed from distro

distro-hopping

Words that rhyme with distro

bistro

Questions about distro

What does distro mean?: Distro means a set of software components, often open source, that have been packaged into a larger product or component for distribution to end-users.
What is distro in Marathi?: Distro in Marathi is डिस्ट्रो (ḍisṭro). See Distro meaning in Marathi.
What part of speech is distro?: Distro is a noun.
How do you pronounce distro?: Distro is pronounced /ˈdɪstɹəʊ/ (UK).
What is the plural of distro?: The plural of distro is distros.

Words near distro in the dictionary

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