Contention

{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-001324",
  "term": "Contention",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "A situation in a communication system where multiple devices attempt to access a shared transmission medium simultaneously. This can lead to data collisions and reduced network performance. Protocols like Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Detection (CSMA/CD) are designed to manage contention in Ethernet networks.",
  "synonyms": [
    "gainstrife",
    "gainstriving",
    "wrangling"
  ],
  "subject": "Electrical engineering",
  "translations": {
    "de": "Contention",
    "es": "contención",
    "fr": "concurrence"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/contention/"
}