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A pulse generator used for echo sounding in sonar
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pinger
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Pinger is a leading US Telecom provider for free texts, pics, calls, voicemails. Ad-supported Pinger was founded in 2005 by former Palm, Inc. managers Greg Woock ( CEO ) and Joe Sipher. Pinger is funded by Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers , DAG Ventures, ...
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n. 1 A device that emits a short, high-pitched sound bust (i.e. goes, "ping!") such as in sonar or other echo locate systems. 2 A device that periodically emits a signal that can be monitored to permit movement tracking. 3 A computer program that sends ...
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n. a pulse generator used for echo sounding in sonar
Usage examples of pinger.
When they would be rendezvousing with the Archerfish, the SDV would use its Burnett 512 pinger system to let the sub know they were coming.
Moments after that, the Burnett 512 pinger on the outside of the DDS started sending out a low-power signal for the SDV to home in on.
After he authorized the pinger to be activated, the whole crew knew the SEALs were coming in.
He would then hit a button that would cause its pinger to initiate a 360-degree sweep of its immediate surroundings.