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Cluster
Computing and data science
Other uses
Cluster
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Cluster(s)
may refer to:
Computing and data science
Computer cluster
, a group of
loosely coupled
computers that work together
e.g.
Kubernetes cluster
Data cluster
, a group of disk sectors used in a
File Allocation Table
Cluster analysis
, a technique for statistical data analysis
Cluster sampling
, a sampling technique used when “natural” groupings are evident in a statistical population
Clusterable graph, in
balance theory
Other uses
Clusterfuck
or cluster, slang term for a messy situation, arising in the
US Marine Corps
.
Chaotic
and messy situation from multiple mistakes or problems happening in rapid succession. (
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/clusterfuck
) See
cascading failure
.