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   collision

   /kəˈlɪʒn/

   noun

   • 1. an instance of one moving object or person striking violently against another: "a mid-air collision between two aircraft" Similar crashaccidentbumpknockimpacthitstrikeclashsmashRTA (road traffic accident)wreckinformal:smash-uppile-upprangshunt
   • ▪ a conflict between opposing ideas, interests, or factions: "a collision of two diverse cultures and languages" Similar conflictclashoppositiondisagreementvarianceincompatibilitycontradictionOpposite coalescence
   • 2. an instance of two or more records being assigned the same identifier or location in memory.
   • ▪ an instance of simultaneous transmission by more than one node of a network.

   Word Origin late Middle English: from late Latin collisio(n-), from Latin collidere ‘strike together’ (see collide).

   Derivatives

   • 1. collisional adjective

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