Collision (disambiguation)
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Collision
A collision is an isolated event which two or more moving bodies exert forces on each other for a relatively short time.Although the most common colloquial use of the word "collision" refers to accidents in which two or more objects collide, the scientific use of the word "collision" implies...

is an isolated event in which two or more bodies exert relatively strong forces on each other for a relatively short time. This may specifically refer to:
  • Traffic collision, two vehicles colliding
  • Mid-air collision
    Mid-air collision
    A mid-air collision is an aviation accident in which two or more aircraft come into contact during flight. Owing to the relatively high velocities involved and any subsequent impact on the ground or sea, very severe damage or the total destruction of at least one of the aircraft involved usually...

    , two planes colliding
  • Ship collision
    Ship collision
    Ship collision is the structural impact between two ships or one ship and a floating or still object such as an iceberg. Ship collisions are of particular importance in marine accidents...

    , two ships colliding


Collision may also refer to:

Arts

  • Collision (band)
    Collision (band)
    Collision was an American heavy metal band from New York City that formed in 1979. Playing in relative obscurity for nearly 13 years, they were signed by Chaos/Columbia after they heard one of the band's demos. The band then released their first full-length album entitled Collision in 1992...

    , a heavy metal band in the 1990s
  • Collision (film)
    Collision (film)
    Collision is a documentary film released on October 27, 2009 featuring a debate between prominent atheist Christopher Hitchens and Douglas Wilson, Presbyterian pastor of Christ Church Moscow...

    , a 2009 documentary of a debate about Christianity between Christopher Hitchens and Douglas Wilson
  • A Collision
    A Collision
    - Chart positions :- Singles :- Awards :In 2006, the album won a Dove Award for Rock/Contemporary Album of the Year at the 37th GMA Dove Awards. The song "Here Is Our King" also won Rock/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year.- External links :...

    , a 2005 album by David Crowder Band
  • Collision (TV series)
    Collision (TV series)
    Collision is a five-part television drama miniseries, which debuted on ITV in November 2009. In the same month, it was also on PBS as a series in two parts. It tells the story of a group of strangers whose lives intertwine following a devastating car crash...

     is a 2009 miniseries on ITV1
  • "Collision" (CSI: Miami), an episode of CSI: Miami
  • "Collision" (Lost)
    Collision (Lost)
    "Collision" is the 33rd episode of Lost and the eighth episode of the second season. The episode was directed by Stephen Williams, and written by Javier Grillo-Marxuach and Leonard Dick. It first aired on November 23, 2005 on ABC...

    , a 2005 episode of the television show Lost
  • "Collision" (Heroes)
    Collision (Heroes)
    "Collision" is the fourth episode of the first season of the NBC science fiction drama series Heroes. It was originally titled "Come Together".-Plot:...

    , a 2006 episode of the television show Heroes
  • Collisions (album)
    Collisions (album)
    Collisions, is the fourth album from New York-based Calla.-Track listing:# "It Dawned on Me" – 3:13# "Initiate" – 3:30# "This Better Go as Planned" – 3:58# "Play Dead" – 3:33# "Pulvarized" – 4:58# "So Far, So What" – 4:21# "Stumble" – 3:52...

    , a 2005 album by Calla
  • Collision, a multi-award winning abstract short film by Max Hattler
    Max Hattler
    Max Hattler is a German video artist and experimental filmmaker best known for his kaleidoscopic political short films “Collision” and "Spin" , abstract stop motion work "AANAATT" , and psychedelic animation loops "1923 aka Heaven" and "1925 aka Hell" .- Biography :Max Hattler was born in Ulm,...

     (2005)
  • Collision (novel)
    Collision (novel)
    Collision is a 2008 thriller novel by Jeff Abbott. The novel was also known as Run in the UK.-Plot:Ben Forsberg is an independent contractor who has buried himself in his work after the death of his wife...

    , a 2008 thriller novel by Jeff Abbott

Computers

  • Collision detection
    Collision detection
    Collision detection typically refers to the computational problem of detecting the intersection of two or more objects. While the topic is most often associated with its use in video games and other physical simulations, it also has applications in robotics...

    , algorithms for detecting collisions between objects in a simulation
  • Hash collision
    Hash collision
    Not to be confused with wireless packet collision.In computer science, a collision or clash is a situation that occurs when two distinct pieces of data have the same hash value, checksum, fingerprint, or cryptographic digest....

    , when a cryptographic hash function returns the same output for two different inputs

Networking and telecommunications

  • Collision domain
    Collision domain
    A collision domain is a section of a network where data packets can collide with one another when being sent on a shared medium or through repeaters, in particular, when using early versions of Ethernet. A network collision occurs when more than one device attempts to send a packet on a network...

    , a physical network segment where data packets can "collide"
    • Carrier sense multiple access with collision avoidance
      Carrier sense multiple access with collision avoidance
      Carrier sense multiple access with collision avoidance , in computer networking, is a wireless network multiple access method in which:*a carrier sensing scheme is used....

       (CSMA/CA), used for example with wireless LANs
    • Carrier sense multiple access with collision detection
      Carrier sense multiple access with collision detection
      Carrier sense multiple access with collision detection is a Media Access Control method in which:*a carrier sensing scheme is used....

       (CSMA/CD), used with Ethernet
  • Late collision
    Late collision
    Late Collision in computer networking is a type of collision found in the CSMA/CD protocol standard. If a collision error occurs after the first 512 bits of data are transmitted by the transmitting station, a late collision is said to have occurred...

    , a specific type of collision that shouldn't occur on properly operating networks
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