This meaning refers to a brief, clear, high sound produced by a device or object.
The phone made a soft ping.
We heard the ping of metal against glass.
In computing, ping is a request sent to another device to measure reachability and response time.
The server responded to the ping.
Run a ping to test the connection.
This meaning refers to sending a small network request to determine whether another device responds.
Ping the router from your computer.
The monitoring service pings the server every minute.
This informal technology use means contacting someone briefly through a digital message.
Ping me when you arrive.
She pinged the team with an update.
