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Originally Posted by *Anya*

Holy crap on a cracker...

hive mind

noun

a notional entity consisting of a large number of people who share their knowledge or opinions with one another, regarded as producing either uncritical conformity or collective intelligence. "he has become one of those celebrities whose online presence has made him a favorite of the Internet hive mind"

• (in science fiction) a unified consciousness or intelligence formed by a number of alien individuals, the resulting consciousness typically exerting control over its constituent members.