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ping
ピングピン
1. [n] {computing}
▶ ping



History:
7. A 2023-04-01 21:11:55  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
Yes, I knew it was a backronym, but I like the jokey nature of it, and by itself it's rather opaque as a gloss.
6. A* 2023-04-01 15:18:47  Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
"Packet InterNet Groper" is a backronym. I don't think it's needed as a gloss.
  Diff:
@@ -16 +16 @@
-<gloss>ping (Packet InterNet Groper)</gloss>
+<gloss>ping</gloss>
5. A* 2023-04-01 09:08:04  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
We usually do them as a separate gloss?
4. A* 2023-04-01 01:53:13  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ping_(networking_utility)
  Diff:
@@ -16 +16 @@
-<gloss>ping</gloss>
+<gloss>ping (Packet InterNet Groper)</gloss>
3. A 2012-01-23 11:33:36  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
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