[의미, 기원] Ping

업무 중에 대화를 하다보면, ping 한다는 표현을 간혹 듯게 된다.

처음에 이해할때는 address 정도의 의미로 이해를 했다.

오늘은 ping 라는 표현을 언제 부터 사용했고 기원이 있는지 궁긍하여 찾아 보았다.

 

A ping is a sharp, high-pitched, somewhat musical sound. Quickly tapping a spoon against a crystal glass makes a ping.

If you ping someone, you contact them via computer or phone, which might ping when the message comes through.

 

The word ping is onomatopoeic, or imitative — in other words, it sounds just like its meaning. Things that might ping include your electronic alarm clock, some video games, a stone against your car's windshield, and the timer on your microwave.

In the 1800s, a ping was primarily the sound a bullet made as it hit something — today it's just as likely to mean "a message sent from one computer to another."

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