distributor
Pronunciation: [dɪsˈtrɪbjʊtər]
Word
Context: "business"
(noun) A distributor is a person or company that buys large amounts of products and sells them to stores or directly to customers. Think of them as middlemen who help products get from the maker to the people who want to buy them.
Example
The distributor shipped the toys to all the local stores before the holiday season.
Example
The company decided to stop using that distributor because they were often late with deliveries.
Example
Which distributor is responsible for bringing our new video games to the store?
Context: "technology"
(noun) In technology, a distributor can refer to software that helps manage how data and resources are shared across different systems. It helps keep everything running smoothly.
Example
The software distributor provided an easy way to share updates across all computers in the office.
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Without the proper distributor, our computers had difficulty communicating with each other.
Example
What distributor do we use to manage network resources in our company?
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