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10 Language-to-English DictionariesDecentralized structure
/ˌdiːˈsɛn.trə.laɪzd ˈstrʌk.tʃər/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An organizational arrangement in which decision-making authority, operational control, and responsibilities are distributed away from a central governing body to local units or network nodes.
"The multinational corporation adopted a decentralized structure to foster faster innovation and regional adaptability." - 2
A network architecture or system design that operates without a central server or single point of failure, relying instead on peer-to-peer interactions.
"Blockchain technology relies on a decentralized structure to ensure transparency and security without relying on intermediaries."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the prefix de- (from Latin, meaning off, away, or reversal), the Latin centrum (from Greek kentron, meaning center), and structure (from Latin struere, meaning to build). The combined compound emerged in late 20th-century organizational theory, economics, and computer science to describe systems lacking a single central authority.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Decentralized structure" is said worldwide
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structure décentralisée
Transliteration: stryktyʁ desɑ̃tʁalize
"L'entreprise fonctionne selon une structure décentralisée."
dezentrale Struktur
Transliteration: det͡sɛnˈtʁaːlə stʁʊkˈtuːɐ̯
"Das Netzwerk basiert auf einer dezentralen Struktur."
struttura decentralizzata
Transliteration: strutˈtuːra detʃentralizˈzata
"La società ha una struttura decentralizzata per migliorare l'efficienza."
estructura descentralizada
Transliteration: estɾukˈtuɾa descentɾaliˈsaða
"Una estructura descentralizada fomenta la autonomía local."
estrutura descentralizada
Transliteration: is.tɾuˈtuɾa de.sẽ.tɾa.liˈza.dɐ
"O projeto utiliza uma estrutura descentralizada."
विकेंद्रीकृत संरचना
Transliteration: vikendrikrit sanrachna
"इस संगठन की एक विकेंद्रीकृत संरचना है।"
去中心化结构
Transliteration: qù zhōng xīn huà jié gòu
"区块链技术采用去中心化结构。"
탈중앙화 구조
Transliteration: taljung-anghwa gujo
"이 시스템은 탈중앙화 구조로 설계되었습니다."
分散型構造
Transliteration: bunsangata kōzō
"組織は分散型構造を採用しています。"
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