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Dictionary: clut·ter   (klŭt'ər) pronunciation
n.
  1. A confused or disordered state or collection; a jumble: sorted through the clutter in the attic.
  2. A confused noise; a clatter.

v., -tered, -ter·ing, -ters.

v.tr.
  1. To fill or spread over in a disorderly manner: Boxes cluttered the garage.
  2. To make disorderly or hard to use by filling or covering with objects: I cluttered up my desk with old memos.
v.intr.
  1. To run or move with bustle and confusion.
  2. To make a clatter.

[Probably from Middle English cloteren, to clot, from clot, lump, from Old English clott.]


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Marketing Dictionary: clutter
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Mass of commercials and promos (short messages about upcoming programs) broadcast in a time period as short as two minutes, all of which compete for the listener's or viewer's attention and the combination of which lessens the impact of any single commercial message. Any one commercial can get sandwiched in with as many as six or eight other commercials. Advertisers or their agencies will sometimes run clutter tests to measure the ability of their commercials to get the listener's or viewer's attention in this clutter situation. See also commercial time; competitive separation.

Antonyms: clutter
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n

Definition: disarray, mess
Antonyms: neatness, order, tidiness

v

Definition: cause mess, disarray
Antonyms: array, clean up, neaten, order, tidy


Military Dictionary: clutter
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(DOD) Permanent echoes, cloud, or other atmospheric echo on radar scope; as contact has entered scope clutter. See also radar clutter.

Wikipedia: Clutter
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Clutter may refer to any of the following: It is the consumer exposure to hundreds of marketing messages per day, and most are tuned out.

  • Excessive physical disorder:
    • Clutter (organizing): A confusing or disorderly state or collection; or the creation thereof. Excessive, unnecessary or uncontrolled clutter can be a symptom of compulsive hoarding.
    • A type of light pollution
    • Clutter (radar): Unwanted echoes in electronic systems.
    • Clutter (marketing): The extreme amount of advertisements or products the average consumer comes into contact with. In TV and radio, commercials, upcoming show announcements and promotions, and any other broadcast material which does not belong to the actual program currently on.

Translations: Clutter
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - rod, forvirring
v. tr. - bringe i uorden
v. intr. - ligge og flyde

Nederlands (Dutch)
opvullen met rommel, warboel, lawaai, radarstoring

Français (French)
n. - fatras, échos fixes ou parasites
v. tr. - encombrer, mettre en désordre, encombrer (de)
v. intr. - courir dans tous les sens, faire du bruit

Deutsch (German)
n. - Durcheinander, (Radar) Störflecke
v. - unordentlich vollstopfen, verstreuen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - άτακτο σώριασμα ή στοίβαγμα, ακαταστασία, ανακατωσούρα, παρασιτικές παρεμβολές
v. - σωριάζω, αραδιάζω ή σκορπίζω άτακτα, στοιβάζω

Italiano (Italian)
disordine, accozzaglia, ingombrare

Português (Portuguese)
n. - grupo (m) desordenado
v. - desordenar, atravancar

Русский (Russian)
беспорядок, свалка, делать беспорядок

Español (Spanish)
n. - desorden, confusión
v. tr. - poner en desorden, confundir
v. intr. - tratar de coger, asir ávidamente

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - virrvarr, bråte, slammer
v. - belamra, slamra

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
混乱, 弄乱, 发出嘈杂的声音, 乱哄哄地跑

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 混亂
v. tr. - 弄亂, 混亂
v. intr. - 發出嘈雜的聲音, 亂哄哄地跑

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 난장판, 정보혼란상태, 소음
v. tr. - 어수선하게 하다
v. intr. - 어수선하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 取り散らかす
n. - 混乱, 散乱した物

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) فوضى, كومه بلا نظام أو ترتيب (فعل) أحدث فوضى, كوم أشياء بلا ترتيب‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮ערבוביה, אי-סדר, אוסף לא-מסודר‬
v. tr. - ‮הפך, בלבל, אסף בערבוביה‬
v. intr. - ‮נע ברעש, רץ ריצה פרועה‬


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