distro
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8.1
- noun
- /ˈdɪstroʊ/
- Jargon
- We're fighting to save this Distro, and then people like you come comparing us to something we just don't have the manpower or experience to beat.
Examples
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As I signed other little distro deals over the past decade, I had to use other companies sometimes, but I have always liked CD Baby.
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He lives in Maryland and has played in various bands, and now runs a small label/distro called Morphius.
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If you haven't received yours yet, get on that; half the bands on there have now signed to some form of distro or label deal.
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Distro doesn't want to take this same approach and instead wants to use its own signing key.
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Ubuntu is the only real innovator on the desktop, with the backing of a company that cares about developing a desktop distro as their main priority!
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Sooner or later, a distro would show the loose bolts and chips in its paint job, making me very glad that I tried out some of the distros, because they made Windows a real pleasure to reboot into.
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Having downloaded or otherwise obtained many previous Linux distros, this Windows veteran would like to try the latest DSL on a lame but venerable old desktop.
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The new distro focuses on independent artists and offers a variety of music genres to local shops.
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After many years in the industry, she decided to start her own distro to support small businesses.
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He joined a distro that supplies organic products to health food stores across the region.
Synonyms
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2.7
A company or person that sells goods and services to businesses and people
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2.0
A person or company that sells things, for example at a market
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3.5
A company that supplies products to shops and businesses
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6.7
A person or company that supplies food to shops and restaurants
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3.5
A person or company that buys goods in large amounts from makers and sells them to shops
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3.7
A person or business that buys goods to sell to others for profit
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6.8
A business allowed to sell a brand's products in a certain area
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3.4
A company or person that supplies goods to shops and businesses
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9.1
A company that supplies goods to shops and other sellers
Surface Forms
Etymology
Distro can also be a casual name for a distributor or a distribution company. It comes from the same root as distribute, meaning 'to send out' or 'supply', so a business called a distro is one that delivers and supplies goods to shops and restaurants.