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Cluster

Cluster, in computer networking, refers to a number of different implementations of shared computing resources. Typically, a cluster integrates the resources of two or more computing devices (that could otherwise function separately) together for some common purpose. For example, a Web server farm with a collection of networked Web servers, each with access to content on the same site, functions as a cluster conceptually.

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