English

Etymology
From ping + -er.

Pronunciation
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-ɪ��(r)|-ɪ��(r)

Noun
en-noun

1. A device that emits a short, high-pitched sound bust (i.e. goes, "ping!") such as in sonar or other echo locate|location systems.

#:We couldn't take the boat into the shallows near the reef because our sonar pinger was broken.

1. 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.

1. 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.

1. 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.

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• 2007-01-18 20:36 - RobotGMwikt - robot Adding: [[zh:pinger]]

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