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.
[glossary]
[Reference(s) to this entry by made by: {autoconfiscate}{distro}{kit}]