Collision
nounverified·updated May 9, 2026
Two or more distinct inputs produce the same output. Also see Hash Function.
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Senses
SANS Glossary of Security Terms
A collision occurs when multiple systems transmit simultaneously on the same wire.
ISACA Cybersecurity Glossary
The situation that occurs when two or more demands are made simultaneously on equipment that can handle only one at any given instant (Federal Standard 1037C)
Wordset Dictionary
a conflict of opposed ideas or attitudes or goals
Wordset Dictionary
an accident resulting from violent impact of a moving object
Wordset Dictionary
a brief event in which two or more bodies come together
Classifications
Entity Type
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Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- plural
- Collisions
- possessive
- Collision's
- pluralpossessive
- Collisions'