ping

noun

A sharp, high-pitched sound, as that made by a bullet striking metal.

noun

A protocol that sends a message to another computer and waits for acknowledgment, often used to check if another computer on a network is reachable.

intransitive verb

To make a sharp, high-pitched, metallic sound.

To produce a sound like that of a rifle-bullet whistling through the air.

noun

The whistling sound made by a bullet, as from a rifle, in passing through the air.

noun

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

intransitive verb

To make the sound called ping.

noun

A high-pitched, short and somewhat sharp sound.

noun

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