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noun
- 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 was broken.
- A device that periodically emits a signal that can be monitored to permit movement tracking.
- The scientist attached a to the carapace of the sea turtle to track its migration.
- 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.
- 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.
Etymology: From ping + -er.
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