distro

English

Etymology

Shortened form of distribution, +‎ -o.

Pronunciation

• 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

set of software components

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 发行版 (fāxíngbǎn)

• Dutch: distro m
• Finnish: distro
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• French: distrib (fr) f, distro (fr) f, distri (fr) f
• Marathi: डिस्ट्रो m (ḍisṭro)
• Persian: توزیع (fa) (towzi')

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Dutch

Etymology

From English distro.

Noun

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

1. distro