Cluster

Cluster - (1) A way of storing records or rows from one or more tables together physically, based on a common key or partial key value (ER). (2) Groups of objects that have similar characteristics or behaviours that are significantly different from other objects that are discovered through data analysis or mining (Stat).

[Category=Data Quality ]

Source: Larry English, http://www.iaidq.com/main/glossary.shtml , 15-Jan-2009 13:03

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Cluster - in SAS data quality, a set of character values that have the same match code.

[Category=Data Quality ]

Source: SAS, 27 May 2010 09:20:28, http://support.sas.com/documentation/cdl/en/dqclref/63101/HTML/default/viewer.htm#/documentation/cdl/en/dqclref/63101/HTML/default/a002282654.htm

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Cluster - A means of storing data together from multiple tables, when the data in those tables contains common information accessed concurrently.

[Category=Data Warehousing ]

Source: Aexis Business Intelligence, 11 November 2010 09:04:14, http://www.aexis.eu/DataWarehouse-Glossary/

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Cluster - Collection or group of people with similar behaviour or characteristics.

[Category=Database Marketing ]

Source: DBG, 02 May 2011 08:01:35, http://www.dbg.co.uk/glossary/1015