Talk:ping

Etymology
The third and fourth meanings of the noun form have different etymology than the first two meanings. The first two meanings are indeed onomatopoeic to the sound, but the later two meanings derive from the second meaning, where a submarine radar has found something. That is, a ping looks for something.Scientific29 (talk) 04:04, 27 December 2012 (UTC)

Request for verification
And pong:: interjections offering and claiming an item. I think Top Cat added these, which bodes ill for their legitimacy. Equinox ◑ 21:04, 29 November 2009 (UTC)


 * Deleted both. Equinox ◑ 17:47, 23 January 2010 (UTC)

RFV discussion: August 2015
RFV-sense "latency". A ping test determines latency, but does "ping" mean "latency"? - -sche (discuss) 22:07, 9 August 2015 (UTC)
 * I can understand where this comes from, as a shorthand. Saying "what was the ping?" instead of "what was the ping time?". Might be difficult to attest, tough. --Catsidhe (verba, facta) 22:11, 9 August 2015 (UTC)


 * Yeah it's real, perhaps mainly among people who play online games. Search for "low ping" on Usenet. Equinox ◑ 22:13, 9 August 2015 (UTC)


 * I see; thanks for the tip. I've added four citations using "low ping", "high ping" and "zero ping". I suppose this is resolved. - -sche (discuss) 22:38, 9 August 2015 (UTC)


 * Yes, thanks - I added this sense but forgot to cite it. It is indeed a shorthand. ~Eloquio (talk) 15:48, 13 August 2015 (UTC)