(ぶんさんがた)

ぶんさんがた
noun
distributed type; decentralized
1. distributed type; decentralized
Describes a system spread across many nodes with no single central point of control. Compound of 分散(ぶんさん) (dispersion, distribution) + (がた) (type). Common in IT and cryptocurrency contexts, usually used before a noun with の.
分散型(ぶんさんがた)のシステムを採用(さいよう)する。
We're adopting a distributed system.
ブロックチェーンは分散型(ぶんさんがた)技術(ぎじゅつ)だ。
Blockchain is a decentralized technology.
分散型(ぶんさんがた)金融(きんゆう)では、銀行(ぎんこう)(かい)さずに取引(とりひき)ができる。
In decentralized finance, you can make transactions without going through a bank.

Compound of 分散(ぶんさん) (dispersion, distribution) + (がた) (type). Labels systems whose control and data are spread out rather than held in one place.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 分散型(ぶんさんがた)システム: distributed system
  • 分散型(ぶんさんがた)金融(きんゆう): decentralized finance (DeFi)
  • 分散型(ぶんさんがた)ネットワーク: distributed network

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 集中型(しゅうちゅうがた): centralized type — the antonym, with control concentrated in one place
  • 中央集権的(ちゅうおうしゅうけんてき): centralized; authoritarian — emphasizes concentrated authority