1. A method for manipulating a networked array of multiple context processing elements, each multiple context processing element having a physical identification, the method comprising the steps of: assigning virtual identifications to a plurality of multiple context processing elements; transmitting data to at least one of the plurality of multiple context processing elements, the data comprising an address mask; comparing the virtual identification of each of the plurality of multiple context processing elements masked with the address mask to a masked destination identification; and when the masked virtual identification of a multiple context processing element matches the masked destination identification, manipulating at least one of the plurality of multiple context processing elements in response to the transmitted data, the manipulated multiple context processing elements defining at least one region of the networked array.