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a measure of network lag, often used in online gaming.
I'm getting terrible pings, so I'm going to connect to a different server.
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Last edited on Apr 18 2009. Submitted by WalterGR (via TheJargonFile) on Apr 18 2009.
a short message sent to a person, often to enquire about their availability.
Could you send Bob a ping and see if he's available for a 4pm meeting?
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Last edited on Apr 18 2009. Submitted by WalterGR (via TheJargonFile) on Apr 18 2009.

to send a short message to someone or call them briefly, often to enquire about their availability.
Could you ping Bob and see if he's available for a 4pm meeting?
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Last edited on Aug 02 2010. Submitted by Mark L. from Newburyport, MA, USA on Nov 07 1999.
to contact by any means.
I'll ping you later, when we are ready.
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Last edited on Aug 02 2010. Submitted by Tom B. from Hoboken, NJ, USA on Aug 31 2003.
to send a message to a mailing list, requesting that all subscribers to the list respond to the message. This is done to verify that all subscribers' email addresses work properly.
I haven't gotten a status report from Tim lately, but he did respond when we pinged the development list.
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Last edited on Nov 15 2011. Submitted by WalterGR (via TheJargonFile) on Apr 18 2009.

From a utility written in 1983 by Mike Muuss, that checks whether a remote computer can respond to network traffic. In turn, this utility (ping) was named after the submariners' term for a sonar pulse (ping).
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Last edited on Nov 15 2011. Submitted by WalterGR (via TheJargonFile) on Apr 18 2009.

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partially smoke cigarette
He desperately craved a cigarette so bad that he reached into the ash tray to pull out a snipe and lit it up with complete satisfaction of his small dose of much needed nicotine.

Last edited on Nov 03 2004. Submitted by Kevin P. from Salem, MA, USA on Nov 03 2004.

something successfully completed, often through luck. Also snipage.
That shot was a real snipe!
The way you scored that goal-- it was pure snipege.

Last edited on May 18 2011. Submitted by Michelle M. from Indianapolis, IN, USA on Aug 31 2003.
int used when something good or fortunate happens.
Snipe! We won the game!

Last edited on Aug 31 2003. Submitted by Michelle M. from Indianapolis, IN, USA on Aug 31 2003.

one who often wins or does well, sometimes through luck
You always win at pool. You are such a sniper.

Last edited on May 18 2011. Submitted by Michelle M. from Indianapolis, IN, USA on Aug 31 2003.
to succeed through luck.
Last edited on May 18 2011. Submitted by Michelle M. from Indianapolis, IN, USA on Aug 31 2003.
to win, score, or do something well.
I totally sniped that math test.

Last edited on Aug 31 2003. Submitted by Michelle M. from Indianapolis, IN, USA on Aug 31 2003.