distribution
:distribution: n. 1. A software source tree packaged for distribution;
but see kit
Since about 1996 unqualified use of this term often
implies ` Linux
distribution'. The short form distro
is often used
for this sense. 2. A vague term encompassing mailing lists and Usenet
newsgroups (but not BBS
fora
; any topic-oriented message channel
with multiple recipients. 3. An information-space domain (usually
loosely correlated with geography) to which propagation of a Usenet
message is restricted; a much-underutilized feature.
Jargon File Version 4.3.1, 29 JUN 2001 =
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