Ping vs. Zing
Difference Between Ping and Zing
Pingnoun
A high-pitched, short and somewhat sharp sound.
My car used to make an odd ping, but after the last oil change it went away.Zingnoun
A short high-pitched humming sound, such as that made by a bullet or vibrating string.
Pingnoun
(submarine navigation) A pulse of high-pitched or ultrasonic sound whose echoes provide information about nearby objects and vessels.
The submarine sent out a ping and got an echo from a battleship.Zingnoun
A witty insult or derogatory remark.
Pingnoun
(networking) A packet which a remote host is expected to echo, thus indicating its presence.
The network is overloaded from all the pings going out.Zingnoun
(uncountable) Zest or vitality.
Pingnoun
An email or other message sent requesting acknowledgement.
I sent a ping to the insurance company to see if they received our claim.Zingnoun
Pleasant or exciting flavour of food.
Pingnoun
(networking) Latency.
Zingverb
(intransitive) To move very quickly, especially while making a high-pitched hum.
Pingnoun
(WMF jargon) A notification.
Zinginterjection
(onomatopoeia) A high pitched humming sound.
Pingverb
To make a high-pitched, short and somewhat sharp sound.
My car was pinging until my last oil change.Zinginterjection
Used to acknowledge a witty comeback, a zinger.
Pingverb
(submarine navigation) To emit a signal and then listen for its echo in order to detect objects.
Zingnoun
a brief high-pitched buzzing or humming sound;
the zing of the passing bulletPingverb
(networking) To send a packet in order to determine whether a host is present, particularly by use of the ping utility.
I'm pinging their server.The server pings its affiliates periodically.Zingnoun
the activeness of an energetic personality
Pingverb
(networking) To send a network packet to another host and receive an acknowledgement in return.
I can't ping their server: perhaps it's been switched off.Pingverb
To send an email or other message to someone in hopes of eliciting a response.
I'll ping the insurance company again to see if they've received our claim.Pingverb
(colloquial) To flick.
I pinged the crumb off the table with my finger.Pingverb
To bounce.
The ball pinged off the wall and came hurtling back.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
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;
The bugs pinged the lamp shadePingverb
sound like a car engine that is firing too early;
the car pinged when I put in low-octane gasolineThe car pinked when the ignition was too far retardedPingverb
make a short high-pitched sound;
the bullet pinged when they struck the carPingverb
contact, usually in order to remind of something;
I'll ping my accountant--April 15 is nearingPingverb
send a message from one computer to another to check whether it is reachable and active;
ping your machine in the office
