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  • noun science fiction A collection of minds somehow linked, possibly as if by telepathy.
  • noun science fiction A single entity wherein a collection of minds somehow meet, possibly as if by telepathy.
  • noun sociology A group of people who give the false impression of being a hivemind (1), eg. by mindlessly following orders.

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hive + mind

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