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Meaning of ping

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  Ping
      n 1: a river in western Thailand; a major tributary of the Chao
           Phraya [syn: {Ping}, {Ping River}]
      2: a sharp high-pitched resonant sound (as of a sonar echo or a
         bullet striking metal)
      v 1: hit with a pinging noise; "The bugs pinged the lamp shade"
      2: sound like a car engine that is firing too early; "the car
         pinged when I put in low-octane gasoline"; "The car pinked
         when the ignition was too far retarded" [syn: {pink}, {ping},
         {knock}]
      3: make a short high-pitched sound; "the bullet pinged when they
         struck the car"
      4: contact, usually in order to remind of something; "I'll ping
         my accountant--April 15 is nearing"
      5: send a message from one computer to another to check whether
         it is reachable and active; "ping your machine in the office"

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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