Cluster

Cluster

A cluster is a small group or bunch of something.

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In science

In astrophysics

In biology and health sciences

  • Cancer cluster, in biomedicine, an occurrence of a greater-than-expected number of cancer cases
  • Cluster headache, a neurological disease that involves an immense degree of pain
  • Cluster of differentiation, protocol used for the identification and investigation of cell surface molecules present on white blood cells.
  • Winter cluster, in beekeeping, a well-defined cluster of honey bees in cold temperatures
  • Cluster (epidemiology), a grouping of cases of disease
  • Genetic cluster, a group of genes (or proteins, or metabolites) whose expression or concentration is similar across a range of conditions

In computing

  • Cluster (computing), a group of loosely coupled computers that work together closely
  • Data cluster, a group of disk sectors used in a File Allocation Table

In music

In engineering

  • A bicycle cogset, either a freewheel, or cassette
  • The instrument cluster of an automobile

Other

  • Cluster bomb, air-dropped or ground launched shells
  • Cluster diagram, general type of diagram, which represents some kind of cluster
  • Clusters School of Digital Arts, an animation and visual effects training school
  • Business cluster, a geographic cluster of competitive businesses
  • Cluster (novels) by Piers Anthony
  • Cluster home, a type of housing development
  • CLUSTER Consortium Linking Universities of Science and Technology for Education and Research

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  • Cluster — Kluster Cluster в 2007 году Основная информация Жанр …   Википедия

  • Cluster II — Studio album by Cluster Released 1972 Recorded January, 1972 …   Wikipedia

  • Cluster — (engl. cluster „Traube, Bündel, Schwarm, Haufen“) steht für: Cluster (Physik), ein System im Übergangsbereich zwischen Einzelatomen/ molekülen und einem physikalischen Körper Cluster (Informatik), eine Menge von Objekten mit ähnlichen… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Cluster — (a veces castellanizado como clúster) es un término inglés encontrado en varios tecnicismos. La traducción literal al castellano es racimo , conjunto , grupo o cúmulo : Cluster de computadores Clúster (sistema de archivos) Clúster (música): Es un …   Wikipedia Español

  • cluster — [ klɶstɶr ] n. m. • 1965; mot angl. « agglomérat » ♦ Didact. Groupement d un petit nombre d objets. Cluster d îles, d étoiles. Cluster de traits sémantiques. Cluster d un A. D. N. : répétition de la même séquence de nucléotides. ♢ Mus. Résonance… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • CLUSTER — ist der Name einer Vereinigung europäischer Technischer Hochschulen. Er ist ursprünglich ein englischsprachiges Akronym für Consortium Linking Universities of Science and Technology for Education and Research. CLUSTER ist nach eigenen Angaben ein …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Cluster — Clus ter (kl[u^]s t[ e]r), n. [AS. cluster, clyster; cf. LG. kluster (also Sw. & Dan. klase a cluster of grapes, D. klissen to be entangled?.)] 1. A number of things of the same kind growing together; a bunch. [1913 Webster] Her deeds were like… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • cluster — Ⅰ. cluster UK US /ˈklʌstər/ noun [C] ► a group of similar things that are close together in a small area: »There is a cluster of hi tech businesses in the city s industrial park. ► a group of similar events that happen within a small area or… …   Financial and business terms

  • Cluster — Clus ter, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Clustered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Clustering}.] To grow in clusters or assemble in groups; to gather or unite in a cluster or clusters. [1913 Webster] His sunny hair Cluster d about his temples, like a god s. Tennyson.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Cluster — Clus ter, v. t. To collect into a cluster or clusters; to gather into a bunch or close body. [1913 Webster] Not less the bee would range her cells, . . . The foxglove cluster dappled bells. Tennyson. [1913 Webster] Or from the forest falls the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • cluster — [klus′tər] n. [ME < OE clyster, cluster; akin to north Ger dial. kluster, CLAW, CLOT] 1. a number of things of the same sort gathered together or growing together; bunch 2. a number of persons, animals, or things grouped together 3. Phonet. a… …   English World dictionary

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