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Cluster

clus·ter

  (klŭs′tər)

*A group of the same or similar elements gathered or occurring closely together; a bunch

*a number of things growing, fastened, or occurring close together

*a number of like things growing together; a number of similar things collected together; a rounded mass; a clot or clutter; a body of people collected together; a crowd; group.

Computer cluster

A computer cluster consists of a set of loosely or tightly connected computers that work together so that, in many respects, they can be viewed as a single system. Unlike grid computers, computer clusters have each node set to perform the same task, controlled and scheduled by software.




Translations

1. cluster [ˈklʌstəʳ]

   
   

   
   
   

   A. N [of trees, houses, people, stars] → grupo m; [of flowers] → macizo m; [of plants] → mata f; [of fruit] → racimo m

   B. VI [people, things] → agruparse, apiñarse; [plants] → arracimarse
   to cluster round sb/sth → apiñarse en torno a algn/algo

   C. CPD cluster bomb N → bomba f de dispersión, bomba f de racimo

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