spread out across several locations or systems; specifically used in computing to describe a network where processing is shared by many computers

Taiwan term for the Fiber Distributed Data Interface (FDDI) standard for data transmission

(music) the notes of a chord played in succession rather than simultaneously

a computer network in which nodes are connected to multiple others such that there is no central authority or single point of failure

A network system where computers or nodes are located in different places and connected without a central hub; features high reliability and easy resource sharing.