Definition of Distributor

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distributor
\dis*trib"u*tor\ (?), n. [l.] one that distributes; a distributer; specif.: (a) a machine for distributing type. (b) an appliance, as a roller, in a printing press, for distributing ink. (c) an apparatus for distributing an electric current, either to various points in rotation, as in some motors, or along two or more lines in parallel, as in a distributing system.

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 distributor point 

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Noun
1. someone who markets merchandise
(synonym) distributer
(hypernym) supplier, provider
(hyponym) jobber, middleman, wholesaler
(derivation) distribute
2. a person with authority to allot or deal out or apportion
(synonym) allocator
(hypernym) authority
(derivation) distribute, administer, mete out, deal, parcel out, lot, dispense, shell out, deal out, dish out, allot, dole out
3. a company that markets merchandise; "his company is a large distributor of software products"
(hypernym) company
(hyponym) direct mailer
4. electrical device that distributes voltage to the spark plugs of a gasoline engine in the order of the firing sequence
(synonym) distributer, electrical distributor
(hypernym) electrical device
(part-holonym) ignition, ignition system
(part-meronym) capacitor, capacitance, condenser, electrical condenser

A company primarily engaged in the sale and delivery of natural and/or supplemental gas directly to consumers through a system of mains. (DOE5)

a person or organisation who distributes/sells goods to retailers or wholesalers on behalf of the producer.

In data transmission, a device that accepts a data stream from one line and places a sequence of signals, one or more at a time, on several lines, thus performing a spatial multiplexing of the original stream. Note: Examples of a distributor are (a) a mechanical unit with input to a rotor and output through many contacts wiped by the rotor and (b) a set of combinational logic circuits, such as a series of AND gates, that are sequentially enabled by a set of pulses and that are all connected to a common bus carrying the input signals. [From Weik '89]

A company primarily engaged in the sale and delivery of natural and/or supplemental gas directly to consumers through a system of mains.

1. A unit in the ignition system designed to make and break the ignition primary circuit and to distribute the resultant high voltage to the proper cylinder at the correct time. The high voltage comes from the coil to the center terminal of the distributor cap and passes down the rotor . As the rotor turns, contact is made with each successive terminal on the circumference of the distributor cap. From there, the voltage goes into the spark plug wires and to the spark plug . Generally when your vehicle has its timing adjusted, it is the distributor that is adjusted. Also called "ignition distributor."
2. A distributor performs many of the same functions as wholesalers , such as selling, physical distribution, credit, etc.; but is between the dealer and the wholesaler. Some industries use the term distributor instead of wholesaler.

A server that hosts the distribution database and stores history data, and/or transactions and meta data.

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An agent who sells directly for a supplier and maintains an inventory of the supplier's products

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