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Definition: collision domain


A group of nodes in a shared Ethernet network that compete with each other for access. Typically confined within a subnet, if two or more devices attempt to transmit at the exact same time, a collision will occur. In a switched Ethernet environment, each transmitting-receiving pair of nodes is essentially its own collision domain, except that no collision can occur because there is no sharing of bandwidth. See broadcast domain and CSMA/CD.