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10 Language-to-English DictionariesPinging
/ˈpɪŋ.ɪŋ/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To send a signal to a network device to determine its status or to check connectivity.
"I am pinging the server to see if it is online." - 2
To notify someone or something, often through a digital message or alert.
"She is pinging her colleague to remind him about the meeting."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'ping' originated in the 1980s from the sonar sound used in submarines, which was adopted in computer networking to describe a utility that tests the reachability of hosts on a network. The gerund form 'pinging' evolved as the technology became more prevalent in the context of internet communications.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Pinging" is said worldwide
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pinguer
Transliteration: pɛ̃ɡe
"Je suis en train de pinguer le serveur."
pingen
Transliteration: pɪŋən
"Ich ping den Server, um seine Erreichbarkeit zu überprüfen."
pingare
Transliteration: piŋɡaːre
"Sto pingando il server per controllare se è attivo."
pinguear
Transliteration: piŋˈɡweaɾ
"Estoy pingueando el servidor para verificar su estado."
pingar
Transliteration: pĩˈɡaʁ
"Estou pingando o servidor para ver se está online."
पिंग करना
Transliteration: ping karna
"मैं सर्वर को पिंग कर रहा हूँ।"
ping
Transliteration: pīng
"我正在ping服务器以检查其状态。"
핑
Transliteration: ping
"서버의 상태를 확인하기 위해 핑을 보내고 있습니다."
ピング
Transliteration: pingu
"サーバーの状態を確認するためにピングしています。"
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