distributere

Distributere is a verb used in Norwegian Bokmål and Danish to mean to distribute, allocate, or dispense. It covers a range of activities where goods, information, or resources are divided and delivered to recipients. Common contexts include logistics and supply chains (distributing products to retailers or customers), marketing and publishing (distributing brochures or media), and public administration (distributing aid or services). In information technology and software, the term can describe distributing updates, licenses, or installations to users.

Etymology and cognates: The word derives from Latin distributus and is related to the English distribute. In Scandinavian languages, related forms include distribuere or distributere, with subtle spelling differences across languages. The noun form for someone who handles this function is typically distributør (distributor) in Danish and Norwegian, while distributions of content or goods may be referred to as distribution or distribusjon in noun form.

Usage notes: In business, a distributer or distributor arranges the movement of products from producers to markets, often handling warehousing, transportation, and channel relationships. In publishing and media, distribution refers to making content available across platforms and outlets. In mathematics, the distributive property describes how multiplication distributes over addition, expressed in the familiar rule a × (b + c) = a × b + a × c, and is sometimes referred to as the distributive law.

See also: distributor, distribution, distributør, distributiv.