cluster

  1. Noun.  A group or bunch of several discrete items that are close to each other.
  2. Noun.  (astronomy) A group of galaxies or stars that appear near each other.
  3. Noun.  (music) A secundal chord of three or more notes.
  4. Noun.  (phonetics) A group of consonants.
  5. Noun.  (computing) A group of computers that work together.
  6. Noun.  (computing) A logical data storage unit containing one or more physical sectors (see block).
  7. Noun.  (statistics) A significant subset within a population.
  8. Noun.  (military) Set of bombs or mines.
  9. Noun.  (context, army) A small metal design that indicates that a medal has been awarded to the same person before.
  10. Verb.  (intransitive) To form into a cluster.

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