Ping

Quick meaning: Ping is a noun meaning A high-pitched, short and somewhat sharp sound.

Meaning

A high-pitched, short and somewhat sharp sound.

More Meanings

1. (submarine navigation) A pulse of high-pitched or ultrasonic sound whose echoes provide information about nearby objects and vessels.
2. (networking) A packet which a remote host is expected to echo, thus indicating its presence.
3. (text messaging, Internet) An email or other message sent requesting acknowledgement.
4. (networking) Latency.
5. (video games) A means of highlighting a feature on the game map so that allied players can see it.
6. (Wikimedia jargon) A notification.
7. To make a high-pitched, short and somewhat sharp sound.

Example Sentences

My car was pinging until my last oil change.

The network is overloaded from all the pings going out.

The submarine sent out a ping and got an echo from a battleship.

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

Word Forms

• pings
• pinging
• pinged

Synonyms for ping

Depending on context, synonyms include knock.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include knock, wave, chek, tie, snooping, surface.

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