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Definition of ping
1 : a sharp sound like that of a striking bullet
2 : knock 2b
3 : the pulse of sound waves reflected from or emitted by a submerged object in submarine signaling or detection and heard by special apparatus Baylor … trained his sound unit from one bearing to another, listening for submarines. It threw out a directional sound beam, a series of “pings.” These pings, if they hit a solid object like a submarine, reflected back to the operator. — William J. Lederer
4 : a signal sent from one computer to another across a network for usually diagnostic purposes (as to determine network speed or the status of the target computer) With Napster, however, all you have to do is type in the name of the song or artist and up will pop 2,745 Phish songs sorted by the host computer's type of modem connection and ping rate. — Karl Taro Greenfeld
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Recent Examples of ping from the Web
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Adults can buy alcohol and play foosball, ping pong and dart games in the Western Health Advantage Legacy Club.
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The ping-pong-ball-size tortelloni, stuffed with the traditional mixture of ricotta and chard, could illustrate the concept of Italian dumplings in a textbook.
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His students were people who enjoyed tennis, paddle tennis and ping pong.
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Apparently one of the couples' last pings from their cell phones was near a property that Kohlhepp owned.
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The three-down setup can lead to possession ping-ponging around quite a bit if the offenses aren’t clicking.
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By the afternoon of the first day of tournament week, reverberating thwacks from the nearby driving range and pings from the practice greens heralded the quiet comfort of Connecticut summertime tradition.
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ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — First came the ping of bats, a familiar sound of the leafy neighborhood’s morning.
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A moribund one-block stretch by the old train depot has been transformed into a restaurant district where on a Thursday night nearly all the parking spots are taken and kids play ping pong on outdoor concrete tables.
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Origin and Etymology of ping
imitative
Other Automotive Terms
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Definition of ping
intransitive verb
1 : to make a ping
2 : to ricochet with a ping gravel pinging off … the car — Margaret Atwood
transitive verb
1 : to cause to ping ping a bell
2 : to locate (something, such as a submerged object or submarine) by detecting the reflection of a pulse of sound waves : to send out a ping (see 1ping 3) in order to locate (something) We will have to follow this big old boy on the surface and then try to ping him with the sonar when he dives. — Corwin Ericson
3a : to send a signal to (a computer) in order to determine its status or the status of the connecting network Without realizing what he was doing, he pinged every server in a .gov domain. Next day, his ISP canceled his account; the retribution was swift and uncompromising. — Bill Machroneb : to send a signal to (a device, such as a cell phone) in order to determine its status or location Howell officers warned police agencies across the state. … Police pinged the man's phone to get its location. — Andrew Fordc : to send a usually brief message (such as a text message) or notification to (a person, a person's phone, etc.) … provides an opportunity to check the time or see who pinged you while you were coming down the mountain … — Wired
Examples of ping in a Sentence
Pebbles pinged off the car.
Recent Examples of ping from the Web
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A few hours later, his phone was pinged by authorities, and learned the phone was inside the home.
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And back at home, everything from backyard races to ping pong to old-fashioned roughhousing became a family competition.
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On our last night in Marrakesh, my iPhone pinged with news of the Paris attacks that November, each alert showing a higher death toll and revealing scarier details as the hostage situation unfolded.
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For years, the authorities have been obtaining data pinpointing the cell towers that a suspect's mobile phone pinged—all without a warrant.
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Brown’s cellphone pinged on the Woodruff property up to two days after she was last seen by friends Aug. 31, 2016, according to Anderson police.
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Mary Lee has been pinged off the Jersey Shore before.
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At this month-old Southeast Asian restaurant, palate-pinging flavors carom from one dish to another.
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The researcher, who identifies himself online as MalwareTech, noticed that the malicious software that caused Friday afternoon's attack consistently pinged an unregistered web domain.
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First Known Use of ping
1855
Ping
playDefinition of Ping
river 360 miles (579 kilometers) long in western Thailand flowing south-southeast to join the Nan River forming the Chao Phraya River
PING Defined for English Language Learners
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Definition of ping for English Language Learners
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: to make the high, sharp sound of a small, hard object bouncing off metal or glass
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: to bounce off something with a sharp, high sound
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