Pinger Definition

pĭngər
noun
A device used underwater to produce pulses of sound, as for an echo sounder or a locator device.
American Heritage

A device that periodically emits a signal that can be monitored to permit movement tracking.

The scientist attached a pinger to the carapace of the sea turtle to track its migration.
Wiktionary

A computer program that sends a ping message over a network.

Some people like fancy pingers with extra features, but I always use the default ping application.
Wiktionary
A user of a ping program; one who pings.
Every time we replace the main page, we get flooded with pingers making sure our web site is still there.
Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Pinger

Noun

Singular:
pinger
Plural:
pingers

Origin of Pinger

  • From ping + -er.

    From Wiktionary

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