Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance System/Definition

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A definition or brief description of Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance System.

A self-organizing (i.e., not dependent on central controllers) system of computers and radios, installed in aircraft, which become aware of nearby airplanes and both warn of potential collisions and give each airplane an appropriate evasive maneuver