分布式 (fēn bù shì) — distributed (system, architecture, etc.)

Definition

Technical term used in computing/IT for a system whose components are spread across multiple nodes (vs. centralized on one). Almost always pairs with nouns like 架构, 计算, or 数据库.

adjective

distributed (system, architecture, etc.)

Examples

分布式。
Zhè ge gōng sī cǎi yòng fēn bù shì jià gòu lái tí gāo xì tǒng de kě kào xìng.
This company uses a distributed architecture to improve system reliability.
分布式。
fēn bù shì Jì suàn yǐ jīng zài kē yán lǐng yù dé dào guǎng fàn yìng yòng.
Distributed computing has been widely applied in scientific research.
分布式。
Tā men shè jì le yí gè fēn bù shì shù jù kù lái chǔ lǐ hǎi liàng shù jù.
They designed a distributed database to handle massive amounts of data.

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