1give a share or a unit of (something) to each of a number of recipients:information leaflets are being distributed to hotels supply (goods) to retailers:the journal is distributed worldwide Printing separate (metal type that has been set up) and return the characters to their separate compartments in a type case.
2 (
be distributed)
occur throughout an area:the birds are mainly distributed in marshes and river valleys spread (a load) over an area:the seat is designed to ensure the weight of the passenger is evenly distributed (as adjective
distributed)
Computing (of a computer system) spread over several machines, especially over a network: a distributed system
3 Logic use (a term) to include every individual of the class to which it refers: the middle term must be distributed, at least once, in the premises
