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We're looking for a suitable synonym for cluster as in "a cluster of applications" within our enterprise architecture.

We don't want to use "cluster" itself since this can be misunderstood to mean a cluster of physical servers.

Our rejected options are

  • bunch
  • bundle
  • set
  • pack
  • platform
  • constellation

Edit to add more technical context:

These are not desktop applications or products, but elements within the overall enterprise such as a JMS application, a web portal, a CMS and so on.

What should the synonym be?

Best Answer

Mandatory Star Trek reference:

Collective

Other possibilities include:

  • Array
  • Assemblage
  • Composite

There a actually quite a few that could continue to be added here, but it really depends on the extended requirements: is 'a cluster of applications' precisely the way in which this term is to be used?

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