Cluster
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It is a polite way of saying [Cluster Fuck] when you can't say Fuck. Mostly used in normal speech in front of parents, small children, clergy or PC co-workers.
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a crowd cuaght in a confined space
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Disorganization; chaos; illogical.
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A series of headaches that occurs with the medical condition [Cluster Headache]s.
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To text excessively or to offer pictures with minimal clothing, often ending in no reply or an awkward moment of confusion.
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A dirigible-shaped turd conisting of a number of pebble turds stuck together. Contrast with [globular cluster] which lacks the well-defined shape and more resembles a chocolate peanut cluster.
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A raw, mark-ass trick who runs amok.
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a group of specimens gathering together (possibly in an orgy-fashion)
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In computing, a cluster may refer to two different things: 1) a group of sectors in a storage device, or 2) a group of connected computers.
A sector is the smallest unit that can be accessed on a storage device like an HDD or SSD. A cluster, or allocation unit, is a group of sectors that make up the smallest unit of disk allocation for a file within a file system. In other words, a file systems cluster size is the smallest amount of space a file can take up on a computer.
Most files require a large number of clusters, which means the file contents are spread across multiple clusters on the drive. Often the data can be written in contiguous blocks so that the file contents are stored in one physical location. However, when a hard drive begins to fill up, there may not be enough contiguous clusters available to save large files in a single area. Instead, they must be written in multiple locations on the disk. This is called fragmentation and can slow down the hard drives read and write speeds.
A cluster can also refer to a group of machines that work together that perform a similar function. Unlike grid computing, a computer cluster is controlled by a single software program that manages all the computers or nodes within the cluster. The nodes work together to complete a single task. This process is called parallel computing since the nodes perform operations in tandem.
Computer clusters can range from two machines to hundreds of connected computers. Small clusters are often used to improve the performance of web and online gaming services by handling multiple incoming requests in parallel. A web farm, for example, is a type of cluster that provides low latency access to websites. Large clusters can be used to perform scientific calculations or to run a large number of complex algorithms. For example, a large cluster may be used to apply textures and lighting effects to 3D models in each frame of an animated movie.
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