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aloha - 4 dictionary results

a⋅lo⋅ha

[uh-loh-uh, ah-loh-hah]
–noun, interjection
1. hello; greetings.
2. farewell.
–adjective
3. friendly; hospitable; welcoming: The aloha spirit prevails throughout the islands.

Origin:
1890–95; < Hawaiian
a·lo·ha   (ə-lō'ə, -hə, ä-lō'hä')   
interj.   Chiefly Hawaii
Used as a traditional greeting or farewell.

[Hawaiian.]

aloha 
1798, Hawaiian aloha, Maori aroha, an expression used in greeting or valediction, lit. "love, affection, pity." Sometimes aloha 'oe, from 'oe "to you."

Aloha networking
(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)

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