Contention or contentious may refer to: Resource contention, in computer science, a conflict over access to a shared resource Contention (telecommunications), a media access method to share a broadcast medium Bus contention, an undesirable state in computer design Contention City, Arizona, U.S., a ghost town Contention, Oregon, U.S., later known as Twickenham FV4401 Contentious, a prototype British tank destroyer See also Argument Controversy Contention ratio, in computer networking Contentious jurisdiction, in English ecclesiastical law Contentious politics