Contention

Contention is a method of line control where terminals ask to transmit. If the appropriate channel is free, the broadcast continues; if it's not free, the terminal has to wait until it's free.

Meanings of Contention

1. Argument, quarrel, debate, conflict, struggle.

2. A point or argument presented in an argument in support of the issue of a case, position taken or defended.

3. Competition from parts of the system or its users for a limited resource.

Sentences of Contention

1. I maintain that state lotteries are taxes on people.