Distributor

Distributor designates:

a person or organization that distributes (distributes, delivers) something:

• Distributor , a distributor (distributor, dealer, supplier) of goods from the production facility to the consumer
• Delivery man , a distributor of letters and other mail
• Colporteur , street seller of newspapers (especially in Austria and Switzerland)

a list of addressees (for mailings, deliveries):

• Distribution list (correspondence) , a list of the names and addresses of recipients of a written message (letter, report), especially for authorities and in business dealings
• Press distribution list (also media distribution list), a list of the names and addresses of recipients of a press release
• E-mail distribution list , a list of the names and e-mail addresses of recipients of an electronic message (e-mail)

a resource-distributing technical system:

• Distributor (electrical installation) (also distribution box , fuse box , meter box , distribution ), lockable box with fuse and switching elements for distributing electrical energy in the low-voltage network
• Distribution socket
• Distributor (communication technology) , used in low-voltage technology to divide the wires of one cable onto wires of other cables, e.g. B. as a telephone distributor or for intercoms
• Router , switch (computer technology) and hub (network) , in computer networks
• Ignition distributor , an assembly of the ignition system of a multi-cylinder gasoline engine
• Component for separating or merging liquids or gases in fluid technology , e.g. B.
  • Distributor of a water supply system and in heating or cooling circuits in sanitary , refrigeration and heating technology (e.g. heating distributors, trousers )
  • Distributor (fire brigade) , water-bearing fitting of the fire brigade, which is used to distribute the extinguishing agent from one supply line to several hose lines
  • Ventilation distributors in air conditioning

a digestif (regional colloquial):

• Digestive schnapps

See also:

• List of all Wikipedia articles whose title begins with distribution list
• List of all Wikipedia articles whose title contains distribution lists
• Distribution (disambiguation)
• Distribution (disambiguation)

This is a disambiguation page for differentiating between several terms identified with the same word.