Beowulf cluster

A Beowulf cluster

Meaning

Noun

A cluster of standard personal computers linked by a local area network, usually on the order of 10 nodes.

Origin

So called because Beowulf is described as having þrittiges / manna mægencræft on his mundgripe, approximately reflecting the number of nodes in the cluster.

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