distro
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Shortened form of distribution, + -o.
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distro (countable and uncountable, plural distros)
- (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.
- (Internet slang, uncountable) The propagation of warez by distributing it to various sites.
- 1998, “Bubba Zenetti”, in 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 […]
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Shortened form of distributor, + -o.
Noun edit
distro (plural distros)
- (slang) A mid-level drug dealer; A distributor.
- 2019 October 7, Courtney A. Kemp, Theo Travers, Andre J. Ferguson, 21:00 from the start, in Power(Like Father, Like Son), season 6, episode 7 (TV series), spoken by Jason Micic (Mike Dopud):
- 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.
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distro m (plural distro's, diminutive distrootje n)
- distro, especially an open-source distribution, often of Linux