PINGS — Definition of PINGS
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.
2
(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.
3
A packet which a remote host is expected to echo, thus indicating its presence.
The network is overloaded from all the pings going out.
4
An email or other message sent requesting acknowledgement.
I sent a ping to the insurance company to see if they received our claim.
verb
1
To make a high-pitched, short and somewhat sharp sound.
My car was pinging until my last oil change.
2
(submarine navigation) To emit a signal and then listen for its echo in order to detect objects.
3
To send a packet in order to determine whether a host is present, particularly by use of the ping utility.
I'm pinging their server.
4
(by extension) 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.
📚 Source: en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ping
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