Collapse
Collapse or its variants may refer to: == Concepts == Collapse (structural) Collapse (topology), a mathematical concept Collapsing manifold Collapse, the action of collapsing or telescoping objects Collapsing user interface elements Accordion (GUI) -- collapsing list items Code folding -- collapsing subsections of programs or text Outliner -- supporting folding and unfolding subsections Ecosystem collapse or Ecological collapse Economic collapse Gravitational collapse creating astronomical objects Societal collapse Dissolution of the Soviet Union, the collapse of Soviet federalism State collapse Wave function collapse, in physics == Medicine and biology == In medicine, collapse can refer to various forms of transient loss of consciousness such as syncope, or loss of postural muscle tone without loss of consciousness.