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Meaning of pings
noun
- 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.
- Latency.
verb
- 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.
- To flick. Example: I pinged the crumb off the table with my finger.
Source: Free Dictionary API.
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A dictionary checker verifies whether a typed word exists in a word list. It is useful for word games, puzzle checks, spelling checks, and quick vocabulary confirmation.
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The tool cleans the input, compares it against a local English word list, and then tries to load definitions from a free dictionary source when available.