Look up: contention

1. Contention
   [telecommunications] In packet mode communication networks, contention is a media access method that is used to share a broadcast medium. ==Collision detection and recovery== One method to handle collisions in a contention based system is to optimize collision detection and subsequent recove...
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2. contention
   [n] - a point asserted as part of an argument
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3. Contention
   A method of line control in which terminals compete with each other for permission to transmit over a common channel. If the channel is free, the terminal transmits. If the channel is in use by another terminal, the terminal attempting to transmit waits until the channel is free.
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4. contention
   a condition arising when two or more data stations attempt to transmit at the same time over a shared channel,or when two data stations attempt to transmit at the same time in either-way communication Category: News-systems and communications
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5. Contention
   Con·ten'tion noun [ French contention , Latin contentio . See Contend .] 1. A violent effort or struggle to obtain, or to resist, something; contest; strife. « I would my arms could match thee in contention . ...
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6. Contention
   • (n.) Vehemence of endeavor; eagerness; ardor; zeal. • (n.) A point maintained in an argument, or a line of argument taken in its support; the subject matter of discussion or strife; a position taken or contended for. • (n.) Strife in words; controversy; altercation; quarrel; dispute...
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7. contention
   contention 1. The act of contending; strife, struggle, controversy, dispute, quarrel, etc. 2. A statement or point that one argues for as true or valid.
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8. contention
   
   • a point asserted as part of an argument
   • a dispute where there is strong disagreement
   • the act of competing as for profit or a prize
   
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9. contention
   a condition arising when two or more stations attempt to transmit at the same time over a shared transmission channel, or when two stations normally operating with each other in simplex, either way mode, attempt to transmit at the same time
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