Macaw (disambiguation)
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Macaw can refer to:
- MacawMacawMacaws are small to large, often colourful New World parrots. Of the many different Psittacidae genera, six are classified as macaws: Ara, Anodorhynchus, Cyanopsitta, Primolius, Orthopsittaca, and Diopsittaca...
, colorful New World parrots - Macaw palm, Acrocomia aculeataAcrocomia aculeataAcrocomia aculeata is a species of palm native to tropical regions of the Americas, from southern Mexico and the Caribbean south to Paraguay and northern Argentina. Common names include Grugru Palm, Macaúba Palm, Coyol Palm, and Macaw Palm; synonyms include A. lasiospatha, A. sclerocarpa, A. totai,...
, a palm tree - MACAW, stands for Multiple Access with Collision Avoidance for WirelessMultiple Access with Collision Avoidance for WirelessMultiple Access with Collision Avoidance for Wireless is a slotted Medium Access Control protocol widely used in Ad-hoc networks. Furthermore, it is foundation of many other MAC protocols used in Wireless Sensor Networks . The IEEE 802.11 RTS/CTS mechanism is adopted from this protocol...