Ping vs. Polling

A sharp, high-pitched sound, as that made by a bullet striking metal.

The casting and registering of votes in an election.

A protocol that sends a message to another computer and waits for acknowledgment, often used to check if another computer on a network is reachable.

The number of votes cast or recorded.

See knock.

The places where votes are cast and registered during an election, considered as a group

To make a sharp, high-pitched, metallic sound.

A place where votes are cast and registered

To test the connectivity of (a computer) to a network by using the ping protocol

A survey of the public or of a sample of public opinion to acquire information.

(Informal) To reach out to (someone), as by text message or email, to establish or maintain communication

The head, especially the top of the head where hair grows.

A high-pitched, short and somewhat sharp sound.

The blunt or broad end of a tool such as a hammer or axe.

(submarine navigation) A pulse of high-pitched or ultrasonic sound whose echoes provide information about nearby objects and vessels.

To receive (a given number of votes).

(networking) A packet which a remote host is expected to echo, thus indicating its presence.

To receive or record the votes of

An email or other message sent requesting acknowledgement.

To cast (a vote or ballot).

(networking) Latency.

To question in a survey; canvass.

(video games) A means of highlighting a feature on the game map so that allied players can see it.

To cut off or trim (hair, horns, or wool, for example); clip.

(WMF jargon) A notification.

To trim or cut off the hair, wool, branches, or horns of

To make a high-pitched, short and somewhat sharp sound.

To vote at the polls in an election.

(submarine navigation) To emit a signal and then listen for its echo in order to detect objects.

present participle of poll

(networking) To send a packet in order to determine whether a host is present, particularly by use of the ping utility.

The action of taking a poll.

(by extension) To send an email or other message to someone in hopes of eliciting a response.

(computing) A technique that continually interrogates a peripheral or service to see if it has data to transfer.

(colloquial) To flick.

the process of voting in an election.

To bounce.

The act of topping, lopping, or cropping, as trees or hedges.

To cause something to bounce.

Plunder, or extortion.

To call out audibly.

The act of voting, or of registering a vote.

To penalize.

The sound made by a bullet in striking a solid object or in passing through the air.

To make the sound called ping.

a river in western Thailand; a major tributary of the Chao Phraya

a sharp high-pitched resonant sound (as of a sonar echo or a bullet striking metal)

hit with a pinging noise;

sound like a car engine that is firing too early;

make a short high-pitched sound;

contact, usually in order to remind of something;

send a message from one computer to another to check whether it is reachable and active;