ping

CEFRB1

/pɪŋ/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A short high sound or a brief computer message.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

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

Examples

  • Ping pong is also called table tennis.

  • Tom and Mary are still playing ping pong.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A pulse of high-pitched or ultrasonic sound whose echoes provide information about nearby objects and vessels.

  2. A high-pitched, short and somewhat sharp sound.

  3. An email or other message sent requesting acknowledgement.

More examples

In context

  • My car used to make an odd ping, but after the last oil change it went away.

  • The network is overloaded from all the pings going out.

  • The submarine sent out a ping and got an echo from a battleship.

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

The computer technician will blank the network server to check if it is online.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

Partly onomatopoeic, and partly continuing Middle English pingen (“to push, shove, pierce, stab, prod, goad, urge, feel remorse, incite”), from Old English pyngan (“to prick”), in turn likely from pungere. Compare English pang.