Ping vs. Pong

Pingnoun

A high-pitched, short and somewhat sharp sound.

Pingnoun

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

Pingnoun

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

Pingnoun

An email or other message sent requesting acknowledgement.

Pingnoun

(networking) Latency.

Pingnoun

(WMF jargon) A notification.

Pingverb

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

Pingverb

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

Pingverb

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

Pingverb

(networking) To send a network packet to another host and receive an acknowledgement in return.

Pingverb

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

Pingverb

(colloquial) To flick.

Pingverb

To bounce.

Pingverb

To cause something to bounce.

Pingverb

To call out audibly.

Pingverb

(WMF jargon) To send a notification to (another user) when commenting on a public page.

Pingnoun

The sound made by a bullet in striking a solid object or in passing through the air.

Pingverb

To make the sound called ping.

Pingnoun

a river in western Thailand; a major tributary of the Chao Phraya

Pingnoun

a sharp high-pitched resonant sound (as of a sonar echo or a bullet striking metal)

Pingverb

hit with a pinging noise;

Pingverb

sound like a car engine that is firing too early;

Pingverb

make a short high-pitched sound;

Pingverb

contact, usually in order to remind of something;

Pingverb

send a message from one computer to another to check whether it is reachable and active;

Pongnoun

(networking) A packet sent in reply to a ping, thereby indicating the presence of a host.

Pongnoun

A stench, a bad smell.

Pongverb

To stink, to smell bad.

Pongverb

To deliver a line of a play in an arch, suggestive or unnatural way, so as to draw undue attention to it.

Pongnoun

an unpleasant smell

Pong

Pong is a table tennis–themed arcade sports video game, featuring simple two-dimensional graphics, manufactured by Atari and originally released in 1972. It was one of the earliest arcade video games; it was created by Allan Alcorn as a training exercise assigned to him by Atari co-founder Nolan Bushnell, but Bushnell and Atari co-founder Ted Dabney were surprised by the quality of Alcorn's work and decided to manufacture the game.