Definizione monolingua

ping

ping (third-person singular simple present pings, present participle pinging, simple past and past participle pinged)

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. (networking) To send a packet in order to determine whether a host is present, particularly by use of the ping utility.

   Im pinging their server.

   The server pings its affiliates periodically.

4. (networking) To ping and receive an acknowledgement.

   I cant ping their server: perhaps its been switched off.

5. To send an email or other message to someone in hopes of eliciting a response.

   Ill ping the insurance company again to see if theyve received our claim.

6. (colloquial) To flick.

   I pinged the crumb off the table with my finger.

7. (colloquial, sports, intransitive) To bounce.

   The ball pinged off the wall and came hurtling back.

8. (colloquial, sports, transitive) To cause something to bounce.
   • 2010 December 29, Chris Whyatt, “Chelsea 1 - 0 Bolton”, BBC:

     Charging through the Bolton midfield to find a free moment, Essien then pinged the ball into the space into which Drogba was intelligently running.

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   • 2011 Septembe 24, Ben Dirs, “Rugby World Cup 2011: England 67-3 Romania”, BBC Sport:

     However, after an inside pass from Moody to Tom Croft and a surge from the England blind-side, number eight James Haskell was eventually pinged from in front of the posts for not releasing.

ping (plural pings)

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. (networking) 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. (text messaging, Internet) An email or other message sent requesting acknowledgement.

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

Definizione dizionario ping

	ping
	A protocol for testing whether a particular computer is connected to the Internet by sending a packet to its IP address and waiting for a response.
	A packet which a remote host is expected to echo, thus indicating its presence.

	effettuare il ping
	A protocol for testing whether a particular computer is connected to the Internet by sending a packet to its IP address and waiting for a response.

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Altri significati:

(colloquial) To flick.

(networking) To send a packet in order to determine whether a host is present, particularly by use of the ping utility.

(submarine navigation) A pulse of high-pitched or ultrasonic sound whose echoes provide information about nearby objects and vessels.

(text messaging, Internet) An email or other message sent requesting acknowledgement.

(submarine navigation) To emit a signal and then listen for its echo in order to detect objects.

(colloquial, sports, intransitive) To bounce.

(networking) A packet which a remote host is expected to echo, thus indicating its presence.

To make a high-pitched, short and somewhat sharp sound.

To send an email or other message to someone in hopes of eliciting a response.

(colloquial, sports, transitive) To cause something to bounce.

A high-pitched, short and somewhat sharp sound.

(networking) To ping and receive an acknowledgement.