contention

  1. Noun.  struggle, contest, strife, argument, debate.
  2. Noun.  A point maintained in an argument, or a line of argument taken in its support; the subject matter of discussion of strife; a position taken or contended for.
  3. Noun.  (computing, telecommunications) Competition by parts of a system or its users for a limited resource.

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