CARRIER SENSE MULTIPLE ACCESS/COLLISION DETECTION (CSMA/CD)

Meaning of CARRIER SENSE MULTIPLE ACCESS/COLLISION DETECTION (CSMA/CD) in English

Multiple machines sharing a network and talking at the same time cause collisions. When the collisions are detected, both machines stop sending, wait a random amount of time, and then try to transmit again.

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CD — I. noun Date: 1965 certificate of deposit , II. noun Etymology: compact disc Date: 1979 a small optical disk usually …
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MULTIPLE — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) multiple birth multiple integral multiple sclerosis {{link=multiple personality disorder">multiple personality disorder
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SENSE — I. ˈsen(t)s noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle French or Latin; Middle French sens, from Latin sensus sensation, feeling, understanding, …
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MULTIPLE — I. ˈməltəpəl adjective Etymology: French, from Latin multiplex, from multi- + -plex -fold — more at simple 1. : consisting …
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CARRIER — I. ˈkarēə(r) also ˈker- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English cariere, from carien to carry + -ere -er 1. …
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ACCESS — I. ˈakˌses also ikˈs- or akˈs- noun ( -es ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French & …
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COLLISION — kəˈlizhən noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Latin collision-, collisio, from collisus (past participle of …
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CD — symbol : cadmium
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CD — abbreviation 1. candela 2. canned 3. card 4. cataloged 5. command 6. commissioned 7. condemned 8. cord 9. could
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DETECTION — (n.) The act of detecting; the laying open what was concealed or hidden; discovery; as, the detection of a thief; …
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DETECTION — ( n. ) The act of detecting; the laying open what was concealed or hidden; discovery; as, the detection of …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SENSE — /sens/ , n. , v. , sensed, sensing . n. 1. any of the faculties, as sight, hearing, smell, taste, …
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COLLISION — — collisional , adj. /keuh lizh"euhn/ , n. 1. the act of colliding; a coming violently into contact; crash: the …
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CD — 1. candela; candelas. 2. Also, cd . cord; cords.
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CD — Symbol, Chem. cadmium.
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ACCESS — /ak"ses/ , n. 1. the ability, right, or permission to approach, enter, speak with, or use; admittance: They have access …
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MULTIPLE — n. (Mathematics) numeral which contains another numeral a certain number of times without a remainder (i.e. 15 is a multiple …
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SENSE — I. ˈsen(t)s noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French or Latin; Anglo-French sen, sens sensation, feeling, mechanism of perception, meaning, from …
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SENSE — vt moral perception or appreciation. 2. sense ·vt to perceive by the senses; to recognize. 3. sense ·vt perception by …
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ACCESS — noun admission to sexual intercourse. 2. access ·noun an onset, attack, or fit of disease. 3. access ·noun a paroxysm; …
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SENSE — [sense] n [ME, fr. MF or L; MF sens sensation, feeling, mechanism of perception, meaning, fr. L sensus, fr. sentire …
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CD — [cd] abbreviation candela, candle, cord Cd abbreviation cadmium CD abbreviation carried down, certificate of deposit, civil defense, [F corps diplomatique] …
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CD — [CD] n (1979): compact disc
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CARRIER — French Porteur, also called Takulli, Athabascan-speaking Indian tribe centred in the upper branches of the Fraser River between the Coast …
Britannica English vocabulary
CD — CD BrE AmE ˌsiː ˈdiː ▷ CD|s z ▶ ˌ C ˈ D ˌ player BrE AmE
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SENSE — / sens; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun SIGHT / HEARING, etc. 1. [ C ] one of the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MULTIPLE — / ˈmʌltɪpl; NAmE / adjective , noun ■ adjective [ only before noun ] many in number; involving many different …
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DETECTION — / dɪˈtekʃn; NAmE / noun [ U ] the process of detecting sth; the fact of being detected : crime …
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COLLISION — / kəˈlɪʒn; NAmE / noun [ C , U ] collision (with sb/sth) | collision (between / of A and …
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CD — / ˌsiː ˈdiː; NAmE / (also disc ) noun a small disc on which sound or information is recorded. CDs …
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SENSE — I. sense 1 S1 W1 /sens/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: adjective : ↑ sensible , ↑ insensible , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MULTIPLE — I. mul ‧ ti ‧ ple 1 /ˈmʌltəp ə l, ˈmʌltɪp ə l/ BrE AmE adjective [only before noun] [ …
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DETECTION — de ‧ tec ‧ tion AC /dɪˈtekʃ ə n/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] [ Word Family: noun : ↑ detection …
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COLLISION — col ‧ li ‧ sion /kəˈlɪʒ ə n/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable and countable] [ Date: 1400-1500 ; Language: Latin …
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CD — CD S3 W3 /ˌsiː ˈdiː◂/ BrE AmE noun [countable] (compact disc) a small circular piece of hard plastic on which …
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ACCESS — I. ac ‧ cess 1 S2 W1 AC /ˈækses/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] [ Word Family: noun : ↑ access …
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SENSE — n. & v. --n. 1 a any of the special bodily faculties by which sensation is roused (has keen senses; …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
MULTIPLE — adj. & n. --adj. 1 having several or many parts, elements, or individual components. 2 (foll. by pl. noun) many …
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MULTIPLE — adj. & n. adj. 1 having several or many parts, elements, or individual components. 2 (foll. by pl. noun) many …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
COLLISION — n. 1 a violent impact of a moving body, esp. a vehicle or ship, with another or with a fixed …
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ACCESS — n. & v. n. 1 a way of approaching or reaching or entering (a building with rear access). 2 a …
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SENSE — n. & v. --n. 1. a any of the special bodily faculties by which sensation is roused (has keen senses; …
Oxford English vocab
MULTIPLE — adj. & n. --adj. 1. having several or many parts, elements, or individual components. 2 (foll. by pl. noun) many …
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COLLISION — n.1 a violent impact of a moving body, esp. a vehicle or ship, with another or with a fixed object. …
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SENSE — ( senses, sensing, sensed) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Your senses …
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MULTIPLE — ( multiples) 1. You use multiple to describe things that consist of many parts, involve many people, or have many …
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DETECTION — 1. Detection is the act of noticing or sensing something. ...the early detection of breast cancer. N-UNCOUNT : oft N …
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COLLISION — ( collisions) 1. A collision occurs when a moving object crashes into something. They were on their way to the …
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CD — ( CDs) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. CDs are small plastic discs …
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CARRIER — ( carriers) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. A carrier is a …
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SENSE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a common sense approach ▪ We need a common sense approach to caring for …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
MULTIPLE
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DETECTION — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES escape detection (= not be noticed ) ▪ Some insects manage to escape detection by …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
COLLISION — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES head-on collision ▪ a head-on collision side-on collision ▪ a side-on collision COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CD — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a CD/record/music collection ▪ Have you seen his CD collection? CD player compilation CD/album/tape debut …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CARRIER — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a carrier bag (= for carrying shopping, usually made of plastic ) ▪ The supermarket …
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MULTIPLE — (MANY) [adjective] [not gradable] - very many of the same type, or of different typesThe youth died of multiple (= …
Cambridge English vocab
COLLISION — [noun] [C]There has been a collision involving a number of cars on the main road into town. [C]Two drivers were …
Cambridge English vocab
CD — [noun] [C] - abbreviation for compact disc (= a small plastic disc with a metallic surface on which information, esp. …
Cambridge English vocab
MULTIPLE — n. multiple independently targeted reentry vehicle multiple birth multiple integral multiple sclerosis multiple personality disorder
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
SENSE — Synonyms and related words : IQ, absorb, acceptation, admissibility, affect, affection, affective meaning, air, anticipate, appreciate, appreciation, appreciation of differences, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
CARRIER — Synonyms and related words : Aquarius, Ganymede, Hebe, Hermes, Iris, Mercury, Paul Revere, Pheidippides, advocate, aerial infection, airborne infection, aircraft, …
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SENSE — I. noun 1 sight, hearing, etc. ADJECTIVE ▪ acute , developed , good , keen ▪ Raccoons have a highly …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
CD — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ budget , full-price , mid-price ▪ double ▪ compilation ▪ accompanying , free ▪ live ▪ a …
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