Learn English – Equivalent for “Crowd” in the context of machines

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As in M-W, the term crowd is defined as "a large number of persons especially when collected together". In this regard, concept of crowdsourcing has been introduced in the scientific and research community. So, what is the equivalent term for the collection of (artificially or physically) machines? Specifically, how one could refer to process of outsourcing a task to a set of machines?

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You may want to consider cluster (used mostly in computing).

businessdictionary.com:

cluster

Group of independent servers (usually in close proximity to one another) interconnected through a dedicated network to work as one centralized data processing resource. Clusters are capable of performing multiple complex instructions by distributing workload across all connected servers. Clustering improves the system's availability to users, its aggregate performance, and overall tolerance to faults and component failures. A failed server is automatically shut down and its users are switched instantly to the other servers.

Wikipedia:

Computer cluster

A computer cluster consists of a set of loosely or tightly connected computers that work together so that, in many respects, they can be viewed as a single system.

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