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redist

redist noun: a redistributable software component.

Noun

redist (plural redists)

  1. (informal) A redistributable software component.
    • There are a handful of allowed ways to update system files (service packs, hotfixes, MS update, redists like MDAC) and people building install packages just need to figure out which redist or SP gets the files updated to the level they think they need.2006, Phil Wilson, “Windows File Protection Problem”, in microsoft.public.platformsdk.msi (Usenet)

Forms of redist

pluralredists

Origin of redist

Clipping of redistributable.

Questions about redist

What does redist mean?
Redist means a redistributable software component.
What part of speech is redist?
Redist is a noun.
What is the plural of redist?
The plural of redist is redists.

Words near redist in the dictionary

  1. redissolvable
  2. redissolve
  3. redissolved
  4. redissolves
  5. redissolving
  6. redist
  7. redistend
  8. redistended
  9. redistending
  10. redistends
  11. redistil

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