aloha
    n 1: an acknowledgment that can be used to say hello or goodbye
         (aloha is Hawaiian and ciao is Italian) [syn: aloha,
         ciao]

Aloha

    (From the Hawaiian greeting) A system of
   contention resolution devised at The University of Hawaii.
   Packets are broadcast when ready, the sender listens to
   see if they collide and if so re-transmits after a random
   time.  Slotted Aloha constrains packets to start at the
   beginning of a time slot.  Basic Aloha is appropriate to long
   propagation time nets (e.g. satellite).  For shorter
   propagation times, carrier sense protocols are possible.

   (1995-12-10)

Aloha, OR -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Oregon
   Population (2000):    41741
   Housing Units (2000): 14851
   Land area (2000):     7.374128 sq. miles (19.098903 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    7.374128 sq. miles (19.098903 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            01650
   Located within:       Oregon (OR), FIPS 41
   Location:             45.490239 N, 122.872007 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     97006 97007
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Aloha, OR
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