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.

Origin

Derived word
构词法gòucífǎ
后缀hòuzhuìSuffix

A fixed syllable at the end that turns the word into a noun, a person, a place or the like.

分布distribute
分fēndivide布bùspread
联合Side by side
式shìmode

分布 as spread out and 式 as mode combine to describe a distributed mode or architecture.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

分 pairs 八 (to separate) with 刀 (knife), showing something cut apart with a knife.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
巾巾jīnkerchief
Sound part声符shēngfú
父
父fù布bù
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

布 pairs 巾, a kerchief, with 父 as a sound part.

Open 布 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
工工gōngwork
Sound part声符shēngfú
弋
弋yì式shì
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

式 pairs 工, meaning work, with 弋, which gives the sound.

Open 式 →

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