ALOHA

interj. welcome, greetings; farewell, goodbye (Hawaiian)

n. word used in greeting and farewell (Hawaiian)

Aloha in the Hawaiian language means affection, love, peace, compassion, mercy, , and hello, among other sentiments of a similar nature. It is used especially in Hawaii as a greeting meaning hello and goodbye. Variations occur based on circumstances when used as a salutation. "Aloha kakahiaka" is the phrase for "good morning". "Aloha auinalā" is the phrase for "good afternoon". "Aloha ahiahi" is the phrase for "good evening". "Aloha kākou" is a common form of "welcome to all".
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ALOHAnet, also known as ALOHA, was a pioneering computer networking system developed at the University of Hawaii. It was first deployed in 1970, and while the network itself is no longer used, one of the core concepts in the network is the basis for the widely used Ethernet.
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Noun
1. an acknowledgment that can be used to say hello or goodbye (aloha is Hawaiian and ciao is Italian)
(synonym) ciao
(hypernym) acknowledgment, acknowledgement
(classification) Italy, Italian Republic, Italia

interj. aloha, welcome, greetings; farewell (Hawaiian)

<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)