pingback

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noun

A message automatically sent to a blog when one of the blogger's entries is referenced by another blogger.

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Meanings

nounpingback (plural pingbacks)

plural pingbacks

  1. InternetA message automatically sent to a blog when one of the blogger's entries is referenced by another blogger.

Origin

From ping + back.

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Cite this entry
APA

pingback. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pingback

MLA

“pingback.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pingback. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pingback,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pingback.

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