Ping Pong
1. Communication between network devices allowing each computer to know if the opposite end is still present and available. In a ping pong communication, the ping is the transmission of the packet to the opposite computer and the pong is the response from the other computer. When connected through an IRC client such as mIRC you can see this action taking place while connected.
2.
Alternatively known as table tennis, Pong is the first game
Developed by Atari and first released
November 29, 1972. As can be seen in
the picture to the right, Pong simulates the traditional real-life table
tennis game where the player must hit and return a ball back to the other
player. If a player misses the ball the opposing player scores a point.
Also see: Network definitions, Ping, Ping Pong buffer