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Verteiler — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • dispenser noun A device or container designed to give out a set amount of something, such as soap or tape.
  • distributor noun A company or person that supplies goods from a manufacturer to shops or customers.
  • manifold adj Existing in many different forms or kinds.
  • switch noun A device used to turn an electrical circuit on or off.

Senses

Verteiler is used for these senses in English:

  • dispenser An object used to dispense other items.
  • mailing list A collection of names and addresses used by an individual or an organization to send material (such as letters or junk mail) to multiple recipients.
  • manifold (mechanics) A pipe fitting or similar device that connects multiple inputs and outputs.
  • switch (computing, networking) A networking device connecting multiple wires, allowing them to communicate simultaneously, when possible. Compare to the less efficient hub device that solely duplicates network packets to each wire.

dispenser — full definition

  1. noun A device or container designed to give out a set amount of something, such as soap or tape.
  2. noun A person authorized to prepare and give out medicines, such as a pharmacist.

distributor — full definition

  1. noun A company or person that supplies goods from a manufacturer to shops or customers.
  2. noun A part in an older car engine that sends electric current to the spark plugs in sequence.
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