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  • noun computing, informal A redistributable software component.

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redistributable

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Examples

  • Have to download some Visual C redist, and honestly I'm not THAT tech-savvy.

    The LiteStep At Night Desktop | Lifehacker Australia 2009

  • Speculation, but my guess is that mcbush is polling extraordinarily well in some of the ruby redist states, which is off-setting obama's small lead in the swing states and some blue states.

    McCain Gets Convention Bounce In Latest Polls 2009

  • Have to download some Visual C redist, and honestly I'm not THAT tech-savvy.

    The LiteStep At Night Desktop | Lifehacker Australia 2009

  • Speculation, but my guess is that mcbush is polling extraordinarily well in some of the ruby redist states, which is off-setting obama's small lead in the swing states and some blue states.

    McCain Gets Convention Bounce In Latest Polls 2009

  • Is the video CC-licensed with proper redist permissions?

    BBN 2 2006

  • This error means that the package is missing the source for the VC++ redist which is "vcredist.msi".

    Site Home Sarat Bade 2012

  • If an application has a known problem with an old redist, they should be shipping the latest one with their app, and let WinSxS take care of it all.

    MSDN Blogs GarrettS 2010

  • If you are redistributing the Full Framework with your application you most likely want to redist this package as it can install on both 32 and 64 bit OS's. dotNetFx40_Client_x86. exe (28.8 MB): This is the Client Profile SKU that you could use to install on any supported 32-bit OS.

    Scott Hanselman Scott Hanselman 2010

  • If you are redistributing the Client Profile with your application you most likely want to redist this package as it can install on both 32 and 64 bit OS's.

    Scott Hanselman Scott Hanselman 2010

  • Let's assume you want to run an app, and it needs the C++ redist files, and what if moments before, you had installed the C++ redistributables for the first time, with the version number

    MSDN Blogs GarrettS 2010

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