distro

ˈdɪstroʊ

Definition

Definition of distro - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

software package

TECH.

collection of software packaged for users

TECH.

I installed a new Linux distro yesterday.

distribution

package

technology

Rare

act of spreading pirated software online

Rare

He was caught in a major warez distro.

distribution

release

drug dealing

Rare

Slang

person who supplies drugs to dealers

Rare

Slang

The police arrested the main distro in the area.

distributor

supplier

Abbreviation

abr: Distribution

Rare

sending software or goods to many people

Rare

The new version is in the distro now.

distribution

release

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Origin of distro

English, short for distribution

Examples of distro in a sentence

She prefers a lightweight distro for her laptop.
The new distro was uploaded last night.
Authorities tracked the distro to several forums.
The distro delivered the package to the street dealers.
Every distro in the network was under surveillance.
The distro was sent to all users.

Check your email for the distro link.

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French:distribution, abréviation familière en informatique pour distribution, ...
German:Distribution, Warez-Verteilung, ...
Italian:distro, distribuzione, ...
Spanish:distro, distribución warez, ...
Portuguese:distribuição Linux, distribuição, ...
Chinese:发行版, 分发, ...
Japanese:ディストリビューション, ウェアズ流通, ...
Arabic:توزيعة, توزيع البرمجيات, ...
Hebrew:הַפְצָה, הֲפָצָה, ...
Russian:дистрибутив, распространение вареза, ...
Ukrainian:дистрибутив, піратський дистрибутив, ...
Hindi:लिनक्स डिस्ट्रीब्यूशन, वितरण, ...
Bengali:সফটওয়্যার বিতরণ, বিতরণ, ...
Catalan:distribució, distro, ...
Czech:distribuce, rozesílání, ...
Danish:distribution, warez-distribution, ...
Dutch:distributie, warez-distributie, ...
Greek:διανομή, διανομή warez, ...
Hungarian:disztribúció, szoftverterjesztés, ...
Khmer:កញ្ចប់ចែកចាយកម្មវិធី, ការចែកចាយ, ...
Korean:배포판, 유통, ...
Persian:توزیع نرم‌افزاری, توزیع, ...
Polish:dystrybucja, skrót od dystrybucji, ...
Portuguese (BR):distro, distribuição de warez, ...
Romanian:distribuție Linux, distribuire de warez, ...
Swedish:distro, warez-distribution, ...
Thai:ดิสโทร, distro, ...
Turkish:dağıtım, korsan yazılım yayma, ...
Vietnamese:bản phân phối phần mềm, gói phân phối, ...

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