On Fri, 25 Apr 2003 10:15:54 +0100, Nic Dafis <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>Term cyfrifiadurol. Acronym yn wreiddiol (Packet Internet Groper) ond
>erbyn hyn yn cael ei ddefnyddio fel berf ac enw:
ping
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[from the submariners' term for a sonar pulse] 1. n.
Slang term for a small network message (ICMP ECHO) sent by a
computer to check for the presence and alertness of another. The
Unix command 'ping(8)' can be used to do this manually (note that
'ping(8)''s author denies the widespread folk etymology that the
name was ever intended as acronym for 'Packet INternet Groper').
[ http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=ping ]
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