be distributed

Definition of be distributed in English English dictionary
distributed: Simple past tense and past participle of distribute
distributed: {a} divided, allotted
distributed: After a Treasury auction, there will be many new issues in dealer's hands As those issues are sold, it is said that they are distributed
distributed: key - A key that is split up into many parts and shared (distributed) among different participants See also secret sharing
distributed: {s} allocated, scattered, dispersed, divided, circulated
distributed: spread out or scattered about or divided up (of investments) distributed among a variety of securities
distributed: Said of applications that use resources on more than one computer The computers may be connected as equals (peer-to-peer networking) or some may provide services at the request of the others (client-server networking) On the Internet, most applications use a distributed client-server model, with a host computer on the net acting as the server and your desktop computer acting as the client For example, when you browse the World Wide Web, the pages are furnished by a server and your Web browser program is the client
distributed: Of terms which occur in certain positions in categorical propositions See the entries for the four different types of categorical proposition: A, E, I, O
distributed: Opposite of centralised A function which occurs among a number of cooperating entities over a network
distributed: past of distribute
distributed: (of investments) distributed among a variety of securities
distributed: spread out or scattered about or divided up
distributed: As used in the pages at this site, application code whose components run within separate systems whose communications are limited to primitive messages holding data but no capabilities We discuss techniques here, using code that is itself subject to capability discipline, which effectively transmit capabilities in this case
distributed: Means "Residing on more than one computer, and often on many hundreds " For example, the WWW is distributed over 200,000 "sites", each site probably having connections to further local networks of computers
distributed: (1) The blood or blood components have left the control of the licensed manufacturer, unlicensed registered blood establishment, or transfusion service; or (2) The licensed manufacturer has provided Source Plasma or any other blood component for use in the manufacture of a licensed biological product [From §606 3(k)]
distributed: Running in more than one address space
distributed: physically or logically spread across a number of processing units A distributed system consists of processing units and communication links between them E
distributed: If things are distributed throughout an area, object, or group, they exist throughout it. These cells are widely distributed throughout the body = spread
distributed: learning (n ) A student-centered approach to learning that incorporates the use of technology in the learning process and, according to Chris Dede, emphasizes four educational characteristics: 1 supports different learning styles by using mixed media; 2 builds on the learner's perspective through interactive educational experiences; 3 builds learning skills and social skills through collaboration among learners and with the community; 4 integrates the learning into daily life by doing authentic tasks
distributed: A computer system is distributed when different components and objects comprising an application can be located on different computers connected to a network
distributed: Located on different computers which communicate over a network