# collision

> computer science situation where distinct data elements share an identifier (e.g. name, tag, checksum)

**Wikidata**: [Q1195184](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1195184)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hash_collision)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/collision-q1195184


## References

1. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013