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noun
A group whose members do not know each other but are able to coordinate their actions through digital communication.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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History
Coined by American journalist Howard Rheingold in his 2002 book Smart Mobs: The Next Social Revolution (see quotation below).
