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PING
ping
(noun) a sharp high-pitched resonant sound (as of a sonar echo or a bullet striking metal)
Ping, Ping River
(noun) a river in western Thailand; a major tributary of the Chao Phraya
ping
(verb) send a message from one computer to another to check whether it is reachable and active; “ping your machine in the office”
ping
(verb) contact, usually in order to remind of something; “I’ll ping my accountant--April 15 is nearing”
ping
(verb) hit with a pinging noise; “The bugs pinged the lamp shade”
ping
(verb) make a short high-pitched sound; “the bullet pinged when they struck the car”
pink, ping, knock
(verb) sound like a car engine that is firing too early; “the car pinged when I put in low-octane gasoline”; “The car pinked when the ignition was too far retarded”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
ping (plural pings)
A high-pitched, short and somewhat sharp sound.
Coordinate terms: beep, peep
(submarine navigation) A pulse of high-pitched or ultrasonic sound whose echoes provide information about nearby objects and vessels.
(networking) A packet which a remote host is expected to echo, thus indicating its presence.
Coordinate terms: heartbeat, ACK
(text messaging, Internet) An email or other message sent requesting acknowledgement.
(networking) Latency.
(video games) A means of highlighting a feature on the game map so that allied players can see it.
(WMF jargon) A notification.
Verb
ping (third-person singular simple present pings, present participle pinging, simple past and past participle pinged)
To make a high-pitched, short and somewhat sharp sound.
(submarine navigation) To emit a signal and then listen for its echo in order to detect objects.
(networking) To send a packet in order to determine whether a host is present, particularly by use of the ping utility.
Coordinate term: poll
(by extension) To send an email or other message to someone in hopes of eliciting a response.
Coordinate term: buzz
(colloquial) To flick.
(colloquial, sports, intransitive) To bounce.
(colloquial, sports, transitive) To cause something to bounce.
(colloquial, sports) To call out audibly.
(colloquial, ) To penalize.
Anagrams
• NigP
Proper noun
Ping (plural Pings)
A surname.
A female given name.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Ping is the 10036th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3209 individuals. Ping is most common among White (61.89%), Asian/Pacific Islander (19.48%), and Hispanic/Latino (15.33%) individuals.
Anagrams
• NigP
Source: Wiktionary
Ping, n. Etym: [Probably of imitative origin.]
Definition: The sound made by a bullet in striking a solid object or in passing through the air.
Ping, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Pinged; p. pr. & vb. n. Pinging.]
Definition: To make the sound called ping.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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