collation

n 1: a light informal meal [syn: {bite}, {snack}, {nosh}]

2: assembling in proper numerical or logical sequence

3: careful examination and comparison to note points of

disagreement

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)