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distro

distro

1 8.1
A company that buys goods from makers and sells them to shops
  • noun
  • /ˈdɪstroʊ/
  • Jargon
translation icon : distribuidor
  • 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

  • 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.

  • After many years in the industry, she decided to start her own distro to support small businesses.

  • He joined a distro that supplies organic products to health food stores across the region.

Synonyms

vendor
vsdistro
257 2.0

A person or company that sells things, for example at a market

typically names companies that work chiefly with shops and businesses
supplier
vsdistro
204 2.7

A company or person that sells goods and services to businesses and people

is more specific about buying from makers and serving shops
distributor
vsdistro
74 3.5

A company that supplies products to shops and businesses

is an informal name for that intermediary company
purveyor
vsdistro
23 6.7

A person or company that supplies food to shops and restaurants

is a general business buying and supplying goods across sectors
wholesaler
vsdistro
22 3.5

A person or company that buys goods in large amounts from makers and sells them to shops

operates more broadly and may buy in varied quantities
reseller
vsdistro
12 3.7

A person or business that buys goods to sell to others for profit

focuses more on selling directly to shops and business customers
distributorship
vsdistro
2 6.8

A business allowed to sell a brand's products in a certain area

refers instead to the actual company buying and supplying products
disty
vsdistro
  • Jargon
9.1

A company that supplies goods to shops and other sellers

is the informal word used for that same business type
distributer
vsdistro
  • US
3.4

A company or person that supplies goods to shops and businesses

is the informal label for that kind of supplying firm

Surface Forms

distro singular
distros plural

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.