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A high-pitched, short and somewhat sharp sound.

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

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

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

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

Example: The network is overloaded from all the pings going out.

An email or other message sent requesting acknowledgement.

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

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

Example: My car was pinging until my last oil change.

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

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

Example: I'm pinging their server.

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

Example: I'll ping the insurance company again to see if they've received our claim.