In order to avoid .NET naming collisions you can use a namespace- or class alias.

When making a new instance of the ArrayList class you would usually write:

using System.Collections;

...

ArrayList data = new ArrayList();

However, if you already have another namespace imported with an ArrayList class you would get a naming conflict, to solve this you can add a namespace alias:

using Lists = System.Collections;

...

Lists.ArrayList data = new Lists.ArrayList();

You could also have a class alias like this:

using List = System.Collections.ArrayList;

...

List data = new List();

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