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

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
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