4 definitions found From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: aloha n : an acknowledgment that can be used to say hello or goodbye (aloha is Hawaiian and ciao is Italian) [syn: {ciao}] From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]: 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) From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: 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 From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]: 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 Aloha
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