Meanings
nounredist (plural redists)
plural redists
- informalcomputingA redistributable software component.
There are a handful of allowed ways to update system files (service packs, hotfixes, MS update, redists like MDAC) and people building install packages just need to figure out which redist or SP gets the files updated to the level they think they need.
2006, Phil Wilson, “Windows File Protection Problem”, in microsoft.public.platformsdk.msi (Usenet)
Origin
Clipping of redistributable.
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APA
redist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/redist
MLA
“redist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/redist. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “redist,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/redist.
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