coalition

n 1: an organization of people (or countries) involved in a pact

or treaty [syn: {alliance}, {alignment}, {alinement}]

[ant: {nonalignment}]

2: the state of being combined into one body [syn: {fusion}]

collision

1. When two {hosts} transmit on a {network} at

once causing their {packets} to collide and corrupt each

other.

See {collision detection}.

2. {hash collision}.

(1995-01-06)