collision
noun
- computer science situation where two data elements share a hashtag, checksum, fingerprint, etc.
- event in which two or more bodies exert forces on each other for a relatively short time
- situation in which simultaneous demands are made on equipment unable to handle multiple requests
- act or process of making contact with, literally or metaphorically
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /kəˈlɪʒn̩/
noun
Etymology: From Middle French collision, from Latin collīsiō (“clash, concussion, collision”) (whence -ion (noun suffix denoting action, result, process, state, condition)), from collīsus (“clashed together, conflicted, contended”), past participle of collīdō (“to clash, strike, dash, beat, or press together”) (whence collide), from con- (“together”) + laedō (“to strike, collide, hurt”) (whence col- (assimilated form of com-)).
- An instance of colliding.
“He has retired due to the collision.”
“At the very moment he cried out, David realised that what he had run into was only the Christmas tree. Disgusted with himself at such cowardice, he spat a needle from his mouth, stepped back from the tree and listened. There were no sounds of any movement upstairs: no shouts, no sleepy grumbles, only a gentle tinkle from the decorations as the tree had recovered from the collision.”
- Any event in which two or more bodies exert forces on each other in a relatively short time. In a collision, physical contact of two bodies is not necessary.
- Clipping of naming collision.
- Clipping of collision detection; tangibility.