Pling

//plɪŋ// noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The symbol ! (an exclamation mark). dated

    "This illustrates the order in which bytes are poked into memory with the pling operator."

  2. 2
    A soft bell-like sound; ding.
Verb
  1. 1
    To produce a soft bell-like sound. intransitive

    "The computer plinged to announce the arrival of another email, this time from Isotta."

Synonyms

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bangexclamation mark

Example

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"This illustrates the order in which bytes are poked into memory with the pling operator."

Etymology

Imitative.

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exclamation mark

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