Ping

Etymology
Onomatopoeic.

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.
 * 1)  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.
 * 1)  A packet which a remote host is expected to echo, thus indicating its presence.
 * The network is overloaded from all the pings going out.
 * 1)  An email or other message sent requesting acknowledgement.
 * I sent a ping to the insurance company to see if they received our claim.

Translations

 * Finnish: kilahdus


 * Finnish: kilahdus

Verb

 * 1) To make a high-pitched, short and somewhat sharp sound.
 * My car was pinging until my last oil change.
 * 1)  To emit a signal and then listen for its echo in order to detect objects.
 * 2)  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.
 * The server pings its affiliates periodically.
 * 1)  To ping and receive an acknowledgement.
 * I can't ping their server: perhaps it's been switched off.
 * 1) 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.
 * 1)  To flick.
 * I pinged the crumb off the table with my finger.
 * 1)  To bounce.
 * The ball pinged off the wall and came hurtling back.
 * 1)  To cause something to bounce.

Translations

 * Finnish:


 * Finnish: kaikuluodata


 * Finnish: pingata


 * Finnish:


 * Finnish: kimmottaa

Pinyin syllable
ping