distro

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈdɪstɹəʊ/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈdɪstɹoʊ/
• Rhymes: -ɪstɹəʊ

Etymology 1

Shortened form of distribution, +‎ -o.

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”, 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 […]

Derived terms

• distro-hopping

 

See also

• software package

Etymology 2

Shortened form of distributor, +‎ -o.

Noun

distro (plural distros)

1. (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.

Translations

set of software components

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 发行版 (fāxíngbǎn)

• Dutch: distro m
• Finnish: jakelu (fi), jakelupaketti, distro
• French: distrib (fr) f, distro (fr) f, distri (fr) f
• Marathi: डिस्ट्रो m (ḍisṭro)
• Persian: توزیع (fa) (towzi')
• Turkish: dağıtım (tr)

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English distro.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɪstroː/
• Hyphenation: dis‧tro

Noun

distro m (plural distro's, diminutive distrootje n)

1. distro, especially an open-source distribution, often of Linux