distro

distro

English

Etymology 1

Shortened form of distribution, +‎ -o.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈdɪstɹəʊ/
• Rhymes: (UK) -ɪstɹəʊ, (US) -ɪstɹoʊ

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 […]

Etymology 2

Shortened form of distributor, +‎ -o.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈdɪstɹəʊ/
• Rhymes: (UK) -ɪstɹəʊ, (US) -ɪstɹoʊ

Noun

distro (plural distros)

1. (slang) A mid-level drug dealer; A distributor.

   • 2019 October 7, Courtney A. Kemp, Theo Travers, Andre J. Ferguson, chapter 7, in Power(Like Father, Like Son), season 6, spoken by Jason Micic (Mike Dopud), 21:00 from the start:

     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.

Translations

set of software components

Chinese: Mandarin: 发行版 (fāxíngbǎn) Dutch: distro m Finnish: jakelu (fi), jakelupaketti, distro French: distrib (fr) f, distro (fr) f, distri (fr) f Marathi: डिस्ट्रो m (ḍisṭro) Persian: توزیع‎ (fa) (towzi') Turkish: dağıtım (tr)

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Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English distro.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɪstroː/
• Hyphenation: dis‧tro

Noun

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

1. distro, esp. an open-source distribution, often of Linux