see|pīng|píng|pìng
English

Etymology
onomatopoetic|Onomatopoetic.

Pronunciation
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-ɪ�|-ɪ�

Noun
en-noun

1. A high-pitched, short and somewhat sharp sound.

#: My car used to make an odd ping, but after the last oil change it went away.

1. 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 ping and got an echo from a battleship.

1. 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.

1. context|txt|internet An email or other message sent requesting acknowledgement.

#: I sent a ping to the insurance company to see if they received our claim.

Translations
trans-top|A high-pitched, short and somewhat sharp sound
Finnish: kilahdus
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trans-top|A pulse of high-pitched or ultrasonic sound
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trans-top|A packet which a remote host is expected to echo
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trans-top|An email or other message sent requesting acknowledgement
Finnish: kilahdus
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See also
beep
peep
ping pong
ACK
heartbeat

Verb
en-verb|pings|pinging|pinged

1. To make a high-pitched, short and somewhat sharp sound.

#: My car was pinging until my last oil change.

1. italbrac|submarine navigation To emit a signal and then listen for its echo in order to detect objects.
2. 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.

1. networking To ping and receive an acknowledgement.

#: I can't ping kremvax.

1. To send an email or other message to someone in hopes of eliciting a response.

#: I'll ping the insurance company again to see if they've received our claim.

1. colloquial To flick.

#: I pinged the crumb off the table with my finger.

1. context|colloquial|sports|intransitive To bounce.

#: The ball pinged off the wall and came hurtling back.

1. context|colloquial|sports|transitive To cause something to bounce.

#: "Ping the ball!"

Translations
trans-top|To make a high-pitched, short and somewhat sharp sound
Finnish: kilahtaa
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trans-top|To emit a signal and then listen for its echo in order to detect objects
Finnish: kaikuluodata
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trans-top|To send a packet in order to determine whether a host is present
Finnish: pingata (colloquial)
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trans-top|To ping and receive an acknowledgement
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trans-top|To send an email or other message to someone in hopes of eliciting a response
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trans-top|To flick
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trans-top|To bounce
Finnish: kimmota
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trans-top|To cause something to bounce
Finnish: kimmottaa
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See also
poll networking

Category:Onomatopoeia

Mandarin

Pinyin syllable
ping

1. A transliteration of any of a number of Chinese characters properly represented as having one of three tones, pīng, píng, or pìng.

Usage notes
Transcriptions of Chinese speech without tone markings fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Chinese language, e.g. using syllables such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.

Category:Mandarin pinyin

fa:ping
io:ping
ru:ping
fi:ping
vi:ping
zh:ping

• 2007-09-11 23:16 - Rodasmith - I don't think we ever use "Chinese" as a language name here, do we?

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