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Ping
(pĭng) A river, about 565 km (350 mi) long, of western Thailand. It is a major tributary of the Chao Phraya.
ping
(pĭng)n.
1. A sharp, high-pitched sound, as that made by a bullet striking metal.
2. A protocol that sends a message to another computer and waits for acknowledgment, often used to check if another computer on a network is reachable.
3. See knock.
v. pinged, ping·ing, pings
v.intr.
To make a sharp, high-pitched, metallic sound.
v.tr.
1. To test the connectivity of (a computer) to a network by using the ping protocol: To ping your computer, at the DOS prompt type "ping" and then your IP address.
2. Informal To reach out to (someone), as by text message or email, to establish or maintain communication: Ping me when you get home safely.
[Imitative. Noun, sense 2, so called by American programmer Michael Muuss (1958-2000), author of the original protocol code, in reference to sonar pings.]
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ping
(pɪŋ)n
1. a short high-pitched resonant sound, as of a bullet striking metal or a sonar echo
2. (Computer Science) computing a system for testing whether internet systems are responding and how long in milliseconds it takes them to respond
vb
3. (intr) to make such a noise
4. (Computer Science) (tr) computing to send a test message to (a computer or server) in order to check whether it is responding or how long it takes it to respond
[C19: of imitative origin]
ˈpinging adj
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ping
(pɪŋ)v.i.
1. to produce a sharp sound like that of a bullet striking a sheet of metal.
n. 2. a pinging sound.
[1850–55; imitative]
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ping
Past participle: pinged
Gerund: pinging
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ping
To contact a person with a short message, usually to ask for their agreement or disagreement on an issue or to remind them of something.
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| Noun | 1. | Ping - a river in western Thailand; a major tributary of the Chao Phraya Kingdom of Thailand, Siam, Thailand - a country of southeastern Asia that extends southward along the Isthmus of Kra to the Malay Peninsula; "Thailand is the official name of the former Siam" |
| 2. | ping - a sharp high-pitched resonant sound (as of a sonar echo or a bullet striking metal) sound - the sudden occurrence of an audible event; "the sound awakened them" | |
| Verb | 1. | ping - hit with a pinging noise; "The bugs pinged the lamp shade" collide with, impinge on, hit, run into, strike - hit against; come into sudden contact with; "The car hit a tree"; "He struck the table with his elbow" |
| 2. | ping - 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" | |
| 3. | ping - make a short high-pitched sound; "the bullet pinged when they struck the car" | |
| 4. | ping - contact, usually in order to remind of something; "I'll ping my accountant--April 15 is nearing" contact, get hold of, get through, reach - be in or establish communication with; "Our advertisements reach millions"; "He never contacted his children after he emigrated to Australia" | |
| 5. | ping - send a message from one computer to another to check whether it is reachable and active; "ping your machine in the office" computer science, computing - the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures contact, get hold of, get through, reach - be in or establish communication with; "Our advertisements reach millions"; "He never contacted his children after he emigrated to Australia" |
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Translations
أزيز، فَرْقَعَهيُفَرْقِع
cinknoutcinknutí
plingplinge
anpingenKlirren
klingjapæng; òaî aî klingja
skambesyssuskambėtisuzvimbtizvimbimas
džinkstēšanadžinkstēt
cinknúť
tınlama sesitınlamak
ping
[pɪŋ]Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
ping
[ˈpɪŋ] n (= noise) → dring m
vi [bell] → tinterping-pong® [ˈpɪŋpɒŋ]
modif [table, ball, championship, champion, player] → de ping-pong
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
ping
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
ping
[pɪŋ]1. n → suono metallico; (of bell) → tintinnio
2. vi (see n) → produrre un suono metallico, tintinnare
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
ping
(piŋ) noun a sharp, ringing sound such as that of a glass being lightly struck, or a stretched wire, thread etc being pulled and released. His knife struck the wine-glass with a loud ping.
verb to make such a sound. The glass pinged.
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