stratus

n., pl., stra·ti (-tī).
A low-altitude cloud formation consisting of a horizontal layer of gray clouds.

[From Latin strātus, past participle of sternere, to stretch, extend.]

(Stratus Technologies, Maynard, MA, www.stratus.com) A manufacturer of fault-tolerant computers founded in 1980. It supports both the VOS and FTX Unix operating systems on its XA/R line of i860-based systems. Its earlier XA/2000 line was Motorola 68K based. The next line of systems, dubbed the Continuum series, uses HP's PA-RISC architecture.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a large dark low cloud
  Synonym: stratus cloud

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dodge stratus	trish stratus
sirius stratus	Hind Stratus Short