ping me

To send a signal or make brief contact.

Recently from computer networking, where one computer (usually a client) will send a quick, pointless query to another computer (usually a server) in order to find out if it is still online and see how long the response takes.

Originally from the naval warfare practice of "active sonar" where one ship (usually a surface ship) will send out a given sound or "ping" in order to measure the direction and delay in the "echo" of that sound off of another body (usually a submarine.

1) To get my attention
2) To call me

Background:

'ping' is a computer network utility program used to determine the accessability of another computer on a network. Information gathered from the 'ping' program can also show the amount of time it took to contact the other computer thereby establishing if there are network delays between the two systems.

The usage of this term probably originated with computer hobbyists or folks working in the computer industry.

Typically said on IRC when someone wants to find out how fast their internet response is. People reading this should then PING the person requesting.

in internet command/term that tells the amount of time it took your computer to respond to another computers signal. A computers internet reflex if you will. Ping refers to the other computer bouncing a signal off you computer and it bouncing, or pinging back.

A term used widely on IRC. To ping someone is to send them a packet of data and record the time it takes for their PC to respond. This is meseared in miliseconds, and the lower, the better.

from computer networks, ping a computer to see if it alive

Send a ping query to see how long it takes for the signal to reach from the sender to the receiver.