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ping

/pɪŋ/
Meanings
  • Noun or Verb

    The sound made by a small object striking a surface, such as a bell being struck or an echo in water.

    - "The ping of the clock signaled the hour."
    - "He took a sip of water and listened for the ping of the glass."
    - "The sonar emitted a series of pings to detect underwater objects."
  • Verb

    To send a data packet using the Internet Protocol (IP) to another computer or device on a network.

    - "My computer is having trouble ping-ing websites."
    - "Can you please ping this IP address to check its connectivity?"
Pronunciation
  1. /pɪŋ/



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Rhymes
Words rhyming with ping
thing , ring , king , cling , sing
Homonyms
Words having the same spelling or pronunciation but different meanings and origins

  1. ping (English) : A type of sonar used to detect the presence and location of objects underwater

  2. ping (English) : A type of food, especially a small savory cake or a crisp, flat bread from India

Homophones
Words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling,

  1. ping (English) : A type of sonar used to detect the presence and location of objects underwater

  2. ping (English) : A type of food, especially a small savory cake or a crisp, flat bread from India

Variants
List of all variants of ping that leads to same result
ping , pings , pinged , pinging , Ping , ping-pong , ping-ponged , ping-ponging , ping-pongs , Ping-Pong , Deng Xiaoping , Teng Hsiao-p'ing , Teng Hsiao-ping , Siping , Ssu-p'ing , Szepingkai
Forms
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The verb form of 'ping' is used to describe the action of sending a data packet to another device on a network., The past tense and past participle of 'ping' is 'ponged' or 'pinged'., The plural form of 'ping' can be 'pings' or 'pongs'.

Etymology
origin and the way in which meanings have changed throughout history.

Originally from the Dutch word 'pingen' meaning 'to touch' or 'to feel'. The sound made when an object is struck or a bell is rung is described as a 'ping'. In the context of computer networks, a 'ping' is a message sent to check the reachability of a host on the internet.

Trivia
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  1. The term 'ping' was first used in relation to computer networks in the 1960s.

  2. The term 'ping' is derived from the sound made by a sonar ping.

  3. The term 'ping' has been used as a verb since the 1950s, meaning 'to touch' or 'to feel'.

  4. The term 'ping' is also used in baseball to describe the sound made when a ball hits a bat.

  5. The term 'ping' is also used in music to describe a short, sharp sound.

Related Concepts
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  1. sonar: A system used to detect objects underwater by sending sound waves and measuring the time it takes for the waves to bounce back.

  2. Internet Protocol (IP): A protocol used for sending and receiving data on the internet.

Culture
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The term 'ping' has been used extensively in popular culture, particularly in relation to computer networks. The term is used to describe the sound made by a computer or device when it receives a response from another device on the network. In literature, the term 'ping' has been used metaphorically to describe the feeling of connection or recognition between people. For example, in the novel 'Brave New World' by Aldous Huxley, the term 'ping' is used to describe the feeling of attraction between two people.

How to Memorize "ping"

  1. visualize

    - Visualize a small object striking a surface and creating a sound. Imagine the sound wave traveling through the air or water and reaching another object.

  2. associate

    - Associate the sound of a bell or a clock with the term 'ping'. Imagine the feeling of connection or recognition when two devices 'ping' each other on a network.

  3. mnemonics

    - Use the mnemonic 'Pings are like messages in a bottle, sent out to sea to find a connection'

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