adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   That does not involve a collision between particles, bodies, plasmas or waves. not-comparable
2. 2
   Without the possibility of data packets colliding on the network. not-comparable

   "A token ring network is collisionless, but an Ethernet network is not."

3. 3
   Without the possibility of items having the same value, which would prevent reliable lookup. not-comparable

   "a collisionless hash"

Example

More examples

"A token ring network is collisionless, but an Ethernet network is not."

Etymology

From collision + -less.

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