PING stands for Packet INternet Groper. It transmits data packets to
the destination to verify whether communication link is ok.

Gordon wrote:
> On Wed, 22 Mar 2006 02:22:04 -0800, Better wrote:
>
> > Who can tell me the meaning of "PING" in IT area?
> > Example:
> > ping/?
> > ping 127.0.0.1
> > ping<local coputer in the Net>
> > ping<network>
> > ping<ip>
>
> Packet InterNet Groper
>
> http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en...&q=define:Ping
>
> Or your shorter link:
> http://tinyurl.com/s8lnk
>
> --
> Gordon Burgess-Parker
> Interim Systems and Management Accounting
> www.gbpcomputing.co.uk