Ping

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Ping stands for:

  • Ping (data transmission) , Packet Internet (Inter-Network) Groper , a diagnostic tool used in data transmission to check the availability of a host
  • iTunes # Ping , an Apple social music network that was integrated with iTunes (version 10)
  • Sound pulse of an active sonar, see Sonar
  • Ping (golf) , a brand of golf clubs
  • a square measure commonly used in Taiwan, see Pyeong
  • short for: PING if you care , a system with which cyclists report dangerous spots to the road maintenance operator


Ping is the name of the following geographic objects:

  • Ping (Zheng'an) (坪镇), a large community in Zheng'an County in Guizhou Province, China
  • Mae Nam Ping , a river in Northern Thailand


Ping is the family name of the following people:

  • Jean Ping (* 1942), Gabonese diplomat and politician
  • Lioe Tiong Ping (* 1972), Indonesian badminton player
  • Ping Ping (* 1923), pop singer from Suriname ( best known hit sucu sucu 1961)


PING is an abbreviation for:


See also:

  • Deng Xiaoping , a Chinese politician
  • Pinge , a burglar funnel created by mining activities
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