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to pingback

to pingback

1 7.1
To send an automatic message to a website when you link to its post
  • verb
  • Texting
: notificar
  • When you link to an article, you should pingback to notify the author.

Examples

  • Many bloggers prefer to pingback to let others know they've referenced their work.

  • To increase engagement, make sure to pingback whenever you cite another site.

  • You can also pingback or trackback from your own site.

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Synonyms

to trackback
vsto pingback
  • Jargon
1 8.0

To send a message from your blog telling another blog you linked to its article

includes servers as notification targets, not only other websites

Surface Forms

pingback infinitive
pinged back past participle
pinging back present participle
pingbacks third person singular

Etymology

Pingback as a verb comes from ping ('to send a signal') and back ('in return'), so to pingback a site is to send an automatic 'return' notice to that site when you link to its content.