Contention may refer to any of the following:
A contention is a conflict when two or more programs try to use the same resource or setting at the same time.
When referring to a network, a contention is when two or more computers try to access the same file at the same time.
With wireless networking, a contention is when two or more data stations attempt to transmit at the same time over a shared channel.
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