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"Allision" is the term preferred in accident investigations, when a moving object struck a stationary object - like a bridge. [[User:George Swan|George Swan]] ([[User talk:George Swan|talk]]) 15:06, 1 April 2024 (CDT) | "Allision" is the term preferred in accident investigations, when a moving object struck a stationary object - like a bridge. [[User:George Swan|George Swan]] ([[User talk:George Swan|talk]]) 15:06, 1 April 2024 (CDT) | ||
:Allision is in effect a technical term which few people would use in an article that imparts information. You are right that an official investigation would use it, though. On a site like this, think about the readers and keep things simple by using words that most people understand and identify with. A rule of thumb in any wiki is to use technical terms only if there is no useful alternative in everyday language, as was long the case with much of computing terminology. In any case, collision is not actually incorrect. [[User:John Leach|John]] ([[User talk:John Leach|talk]]) 15:26, 1 April 2024 (CDT) | |||
::Sorry, I wasn't paying attention. I think it would be useful to define "allision" the first time it occurs, maybe in a footnote. [[User:Pat Palmer|Pat Palmer]] ([[User talk:Pat Palmer|talk]]) 16:04, 1 April 2024 (CDT) | |||
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I am the sole author of the material I ported here, so no attribution to any other source is required. George Swan (talk) 12:12, 28 March 2024 (CDT)
Allision versus collision
The "co" in "collision" implies two moving objects struck one another.
"Allision" is the term preferred in accident investigations, when a moving object struck a stationary object - like a bridge. George Swan (talk) 15:06, 1 April 2024 (CDT)
- Allision is in effect a technical term which few people would use in an article that imparts information. You are right that an official investigation would use it, though. On a site like this, think about the readers and keep things simple by using words that most people understand and identify with. A rule of thumb in any wiki is to use technical terms only if there is no useful alternative in everyday language, as was long the case with much of computing terminology. In any case, collision is not actually incorrect. John (talk) 15:26, 1 April 2024 (CDT)
- Sorry, I wasn't paying attention. I think it would be useful to define "allision" the first time it occurs, maybe in a footnote. Pat Palmer (talk) 16:04, 1 April 2024 (CDT)