What is the direct product S² × S² × ... × S²?

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torus

##S^1 \times S^1... \times S^1 \times S^1 ##
is hypertorus.
And what is
##S^2 \times S^2... \times S^2 \times S^2 ##?
 
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It doesn't have a name.

Also, nobody says "hypertorus". Typically one uses ##T^n## to mean the direct product of ##n## copies of ##S^1##.