Ping Definition
pĭng
pinged, pinging, pings
noun
pings
The sound made by a bullet striking something sharply.
Webster's New World
Any sound somewhat similar to this, as an engine knocking, a sonar echo, etc.
Webster's New World
A protocol that sends a message to another computer and waits for acknowledgment, often used to check if another computer on a network is reachable.
American Heritage
(submarine navigation) A pulse of high-pitched or ultrasonic sound whose echoes provide information about nearby objects and vessels.
The submarine sent out a ping and got an echo from a battleship.
Wiktionary
(networking) A packet which a remote host is expected to echo, thus indicating its presence.
The network is overloaded from all the pings going out.
Wiktionary
verb
pinged, pinging, pings
To make or cause to make such a sound.
Webster's New World
(submarine navigation) To emit a signal and then listen for its echo in order to detect objects.
Wiktionary
(networking) To send a packet in order to determine whether a host is present, particularly by use of the ping utility.
I'm pinging their server.
The server pings its affiliates periodically.
Wiktionary
(networking) To send a network packet to another host and receive an acknowledgement in return.
I can't ping their server: perhaps it's been switched off.
Wiktionary
To send an email or other message to someone in hopes of eliciting a response.
I'll ping the insurance company again to see if they've received our claim.
Wiktionary
Origin of Ping
Imitative Sense 2, so called by American programmer Michael Muuss (1958–2000), author of the original protocol code, in reference to sonar pings
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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