contention system — noun Communication Systems in which multiple users share a common channel in a way that can lead to conflicts … Wiktionary
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Contention — may refer to: The main contention, in rhetoric, the main point being argued Resource contention, a general concept in communications and computing, is competition by users of a system for the facility at the same time: Contention… … Wikipedia
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System of Leibniz — The System of Leibniz † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The System of Leibniz I. LIFE OF LEIBNIZ Gottfried Wilhelm von Leibniz was born at Leipzig on 21 June (1 July), 1646. In 1661 he entered the University of Leipzig as a student of… … Catholic encyclopedia
Contention (telecommunications) — In packet mode communication networks, contention is a media access method that is used to share a broadcast medium.[1] Contents 1 Collision detection and recovery 2 Collision avoidance 3 Common examples … Wikipedia
System Contention Scope — The System Contention Scope is a scheme that determines which kernel thread a kernel process should use, since the threads are contending for the processor … Wikipedia
System bus — Example of a single system computer bus A system bus is a single computer bus that connects the major components of a computer system. The technique was developed to reduce costs and improve modularity. It combines the functions of a data bus to… … Wikipedia
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