I kind of figured, but that terminology and specific phrasing in the tech world is obnoxious and pretentious. Just say "hey can we talk later?" No need to use to buzzword terms to ask for a simple conversation.

Honestly, I hardly acknowledge those ping requests anymore. I'm sure there is a packet loss pun, but it's late and I'm tired.

As did I. Actually, it never occurred to me that it could have come from anywhere else.

Right, but don't you think that was named after radar/sonar pings too?