"collision detection" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: collision detections [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} collision detection (countable and uncountable, plural collision detections)
  1. (computing, chiefly video games) The process or mechanism of determining whether two shapes are partially occupying the same space. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Computing, Video games
    Sense id: en-collision_detection-en-noun-X52f3QQZ Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences, video-games
  2. (networking) A mechanism in Ethernet to detect when two computers are sending frames at the same time, and also to deal with such collisions when they happen. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Networking Related terms: hitbox, hitscan, hit test
    Sense id: en-collision_detection-en-noun-xX~dVHTk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 56 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 40 60 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 39 61 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, networking, physical-sciences, sciences

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