dissemination

noun

dis·​sem·​i·​na·​tion di-ˌse-mə-ˈnā-shən 

: the act or process of disseminating or spreading something : the state of being disseminated

the dissemination of ideas

And thanks to the emergence of social media as the increasingly dominant mode of information dissemination, are we nearing a time when truth itself will become just another commodity to be bought and sold on the social-media markets?

—Michael Hirschorn

For centuries, translating a text signified that it was essential, worthy of preservation and dissemination.

—Aviya Kushner

Although the Hong Kong flu outbreak was associated with comparatively few deaths worldwide, the virus was highly contagious, a factor that facilitated its rapid global dissemination.

—Kara Rogers

Examples of dissemination in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Understanding Threat Intelligence Threat intelligence refers to the collection, analysis, and dissemination of information about existing or emerging threats that could harm an organization. —Tony Bradley, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2024

The law criminalizes the non-consensual dissemination of deep fake imagery used to influence elections within 90 days of an election. —USA TODAY, 19 Feb. 2024

As corporate intelligence capabilities expand, so too do the ethical considerations surround data collection, usage, and dissemination. —Zenger News, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024

Whitaker argued that states have an interest in ensuring the free dissemination of ideas, since large businesses have the power to silence speakers. —Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 26 Feb. 2024

Nebraska The Nebraska legislature is considering two bills that ban the dissemination of AI-generate deep fakes 60 days before an election and prohibits explicitly deep fakes that intend to mislead voters by misrepresenting the secretary of state and election commissioners. —USA TODAY, 19 Feb. 2024

With the first cracks beginning to show, now is the time for the scientific community, the legislature, the tax-paying public, and (most importantly) the agencies that fund scientific research to join the fight against high-profit journals and promote the widespread dissemination of research. —Shella Keilholz, STAT, 1 Feb. 2024

Jackson was charged with child solicitation, possession of child pornography and attempt to commit dissemination of matter harmful to minors. —Jake Allen, The Indianapolis Star, 11 Jan. 2024

The development and dissemination of vaccines for life-threatening diseases such as smallpox, polio, measles, mumps, rubella and the flu has saved millions of lives. —Monica Wang, The Conversation, 13 Dec. 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1615, in the meaning defined above