Take the tour ×  I cannot differentiate the meanings of the two
words. Could you please clarify?  In general, when should I use
a noun (distribution) or an adjective (distributed) for verbs
similar to distribute, like organize, create?  share|improve
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as general reference by FumbleFingers, MετάEd, Andrew Leach,
tchrist, Kristina Lopez May 5 at 14:52   4 Answers  up vote 1
down vote accepted  Distributed worker doesn't make a great deal
of sense generally (although there may be some specific usage
where it does), so let's change that noun to one which can
easily be used in both phrases.  Distribution work Distributed
work  Distribution is an attributive noun, a noun used as an
adjective to describe work. It means that the work is involved
with distribution. The phrase doesn't say what is being
distributed.  Distributed is a participle. While it too
describes work, it describes what has been done to t