Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
ping (it, verb)
English answer:
to send a ping command
Added to glossary by
Klaus Herrmann
May 17, 2002 19:17
22 yrs ago
English term
ping (it, verb)
English
Tech/Engineering
IT, networking
"The ICMP Ping address should be an IP address that will be pinged continuously."
I am translating this text into Hungarian, where "ICMP Ping" is used without translation. But I have no idea about "ping" as a verb in this context.
I am translating this text into Hungarian, where "ICMP Ping" is used without translation. But I have no idea about "ping" as a verb in this context.
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Klaus Herrmann
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Klaus Herrmann
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Germany
Germany
Best TCO in Technical Translations
Native in: German 
Works in: English to German, German
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ICMP ping
Ping is a short, contentless message which is sent to station at the given IP address. The station acknowledges the reception of this command, thus establishing that the station is on-line.
Ping is just one of a series of the Internet Control Message Protocol, short ICMP.
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Note added at 2002-05-17 19:30:11 (GMT)
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Sorry, I didn\'t really address the verb question - as for \'to ping\', I\'d paraphrase this, e.g. \'to send a ping command\'. That\'s how I handle this word in German.
Ping is just one of a series of the Internet Control Message Protocol, short ICMP.
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Note added at 2002-05-17 19:30:11 (GMT)
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Sorry, I didn\'t really address the verb question - as for \'to ping\', I\'d paraphrase this, e.g. \'to send a ping command\'. That\'s how I handle this word in German.
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Endre Both
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Attila Piróth
: When building a supercomputer, we used to use ping commands when the communication system was inactive to wake it up.
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Yep, the ping command really is a multi-purpose tool - it's also used in DoS attacks...
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jand
: "to ping" in comp sci jargon means basically to check if someone or something is functioning or awake or able to respond. the ping command is the most common use, but not the only one; ref. the Jargon File (http://www.tuxedo.org/~esr/jargon/)
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I only need an explanation of "ping" as a verb. Thank you.