distributing
Spreading things around
Distributing is the act of spreading, dividing, or delivering something among multiple recipients or locations.
When you distribute flyers, you hand them out; when a company distributes products, it gets them to retailers or customers.
The word covers both physical dispersal distributing supplies to flood victims and abstract allocation distributing responsibilities among team members.
Distribution networks handle the logistics of getting goods from manufacturers to end users.
Allocating funds systematically
- rationingLimiting distribution during scarcity
- assigningDesignating for a purpose
- allottingDistributing in shares
- apportioningDividing into shares
earmarking · partitioning · delegating · dispensing · doling · administering · subdividing · allocating
Distribution in many directions
- spreadingExtending over space
- disseminatingSpreading information broadly
- broadcastingMass signal transmission
- sprinklingSmall scattered amount
strewing · sowing · dotting · spattering · radiating · dissipating · dispersing · flinging
Moving in a circuit
- releasingAllowing to escape
- issuingFormally releasing or providing
- deliveringTransporting to a recipient
- dispatchingSending out promptly
supplying · disseminating · transmitting · syndicating · broadcasting · shipping · wholesaling · retailing
budgeting
Allocating funds systematically
- rationingLimiting distribution during scarcity
- assigningDesignating for a purpose
- allottingDistributing in shares
apportioning · earmarking · partitioning · delegating · dispensing · doling · administering · subdividing · allocating · divvying
scattering
Distribution in many directions
- spreadingExtending over space
- disseminatingSpreading information broadly
- broadcastingMass signal transmission
sprinkling · strewing · sowing · dotting · spattering · radiating · dissipating · dispersing · flinging · casting
circulating
Moving in a circuit
- releasingAllowing to escape
- issuingFormally releasing or providing
- deliveringTransporting to a recipient
dispatching · supplying · disseminating · transmitting · syndicating · broadcasting · shipping · wholesaling · retailing · merchandising
routing
Path selection process
- transmittingSending out signals
- streamingReal-time digital delivery
- bandwidthData transmission capacity
nodes · dataflow · servers · caching · CDN · packets · parallel · cloud · mirroring · redundancy
butter
Solid fat from cream
mayonnaise · chutney · tapenade · marmalade · hummus · salsa · guacamole · relish · aioli · pâté
- distributingdispensing, allocating, apportioning, doling out, handing out
- delegationdelegating, assigning, entrusting, tasking, handing off
- logisticsshipping, delivery, warehouses, warehousing, shipment
- organizingorganizing, categorizing, grouping, structuring, classifying
- arrangingarranging, organizing, ordering, positioning, placing
- disseminatingspreading, sharing, broadcasting, publishing, circulating
distributingcollecting
Gathering items over time
gathering · accumulating · amassing · hoarding · stockpiling
distributinghoarding
Excessive accumulation of goods
withholding · keeping · retaining · monopolizing · confiscating
distributingconsolidating
Combining dispersed elements
centralizing · unifying · concentrating · converging · combining
- distribution listsPreset email recipient collections
- gas distributionDelivering fuel via pipelines
- video distributionDelivering recorded media
- condom distributionSupplying barrier birth control
- distribution centerFacility for routing goods
- food distributionAllocating provisions to recipients
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