aloha

3 definitions found

aloha - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  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 - Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (26 May 2007) :

  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)
  

aloha - U.S. Gazetteer (1990) :

  Aloha, OR (CDP, FIPS 1650)
    Location: 45.49206 N, 122.87176 W
    Population (1990): 34284 (11747 housing units)
    Area: 19.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 97006, 97007