A river, about 565 km (350 mi) long, of western Thailand. It is a major tributary of the Chao Phraya. |
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n. 1. A sharp, high-pitched sound, as that made by a bullet striking metal. 2. 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. 3. See knock. v. pinged, ping·ing, pings v.intr. To make a sharp, high-pitched, metallic sound. v.tr. 1. To test the connectivity of (a computer) to a network by using the ping protocol: To ping your computer, at the DOS prompt type "ping" and then your IP address. 2. Informal To reach out to (someone), as by text message or email, to establish or maintain communication: Ping me when you get home safely. [Imitative. Noun, sense 2, so called by American programmer Michael Muuss (1958-2000), author of the original protocol code, in reference to sonar pings.] |
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