ping
05.8.06 @ 03:20:25 pacific
Packet INternet Groper. n. A utility program that sends a simple message (generally 64 bytes) from one computer to another. General Internet. Pings test whether a particular host is operating, returning estimates about round-trip time and how much information (number of packets) may be lost. Blogs. Pings notify search engines and news aggregators that new content has just been uploaded or edited. v. To use a ping utility.
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