pinger

ˈpɪŋər

Definition

Definition of pinger - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

tracking

TECH.

device emitting signals for tracking movement

TECH.

The wildlife researchers attached a pinger to the animal.

locator

tracker

technology

TECH.

computer program sending ping messages over network

TECH.

The IT specialist used a pinger to check the server status.

diagnostic program

alarm

Rare

device making a pinging sound at set times

Rare

The pinger went off to remind her of the meeting.

alarm

beeper

buzzer

drug slang

Rare

Slang

tablet containing MDMA or ecstasy

Rare

Slang

He bought a pinger from someone at the festival..

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Origin of pinger

English, ping (sound) + er (agent)

Examples of pinger in a sentence

They used a pinger to track the drone's flight path.
The network admin ran a pinger to diagnose connectivity issues.
A pinger was set up to monitor the network's health.
A pinger alerted him to take his medication.
The pinger signaled the end of the cooking time.
They warned him about the dangers of taking a pinger.

She found a pinger on the ground after the concert.

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French:balise, programme de ping, ...
German:Peilsender, Pinger, ...
Italian:localizzatore, pinger, ...
Spanish:emisor, avisador, ...
Portuguese:localizador, pinger, ...
Chinese:信号发射器, ping程序, ...
Japanese:発信器, ピングプログラム, ...
Arabic:جهاز إرسال إشارات, برنامج بينغ, ...
Hebrew:מְשַׁדֵּר, תָּכְנִית פִּינְג, ...
Russian:маяк, пингер, ...
Ukrainian:маячок, пінгер, ...
Hindi:पिंगर, पिंग भेजने वाला प्रोग्राम, ...
Bengali:পিঙ্গার, পিংগার, ...
Catalan:emissor, pinger, ...
Czech:maják, pingovací program, ...
Danish:pinger, ecstasy tablet, ...
Dutch:zender, pinger, ...
Greek:πομπός, πρόγραμμα ping, ...
Hungarian:jeladó, pingelő, ...
Khmer:ឧបករណ៍បញ្ជូនសញ្ញា, កម្មវិធីផ្ញើសារ ពីង, ...
Korean:핑거, 핑 프로그램, ...
Persian:پینگر, برنامه پینگ, ...
Polish:nadajnik, pinger, ...
Portuguese (BR):rastreador, pinger, ...
Romanian:emițător, program de ping, ...
Swedish:pinger, pingare, ...
Thai:อุปกรณ์ติดตาม, พิงเกอร์, ...
Turkish:izleme cihazı, ping programı, ...
Vietnamese:thiết bị phát tín hiệu, chương trình ping, ...

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