"naming collision" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: naming collisions [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} naming collision (plural naming collisions)
  1. (software compilation) An error caused by two source code elements (such as variables or functions) having the same name as each other. Categories (topical): Compilation Hypernyms: collision

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