| Definitions | | ping |
|
noun
- A high-pitched, short and somewhat sharp sound.
- My car used to make an odd , but after the last oil change it went away.
- (italbrac, submarine navigation) A pulse of high-pitched or ultrasonic sound whose echoes provide information about nearby objects and vessels.
- The submarine sent out a and got an echo from a battleship.
- (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.
- (context, txt, internet) An email or other message sent requesting acknowledgement.
- I sent a to the insurance company to see if they received our claim.
verb (pings, pinging, pinged)
- To make a high-pitched, short and somewhat sharp sound.
- My car was pinging until my last oil change.
- (italbrac, 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.
- I'm pinging kremvax.
- The server pings its affiliates periodically.
- (networking) To ping and receive an acknowledgement.
- I can't kremvax.
- To send an email or other message to someone in hopes of eliciting a response.
- I'll the insurance company again to see if they've received our claim.
- (colloquial) To flick.
- I pinged the crumb off the table with my finger.
- (context, colloquial, sports, intransitive) To bounce.
- The ball pinged off the wall and came hurtling back.
- (context, colloquial, sports, transitive) To cause something to bounce.
- "Ping the ball!"
Etymology: onomatopoetic, Onomatopoetic.
Supplemental Details:Sponsor an extended definition for ping for as little as $10 per month. Click here to contact us.
Full Definition of ping
| |
|
