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Echo Request

nounid 2391·updated Aug 30, 2026
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An echo request is an ICMP message sent to a machine to determine if it is online and how long traffic takes to get to it.

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Classifications

Entity Type

Network0%rule-basedmulti_axis_classifier_low_confidence.v1

Sensitivity

90%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Information Class

95%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Variants

plural
Echo Requests
possessive
Echo Request's
pluralpossessive
Echo Requests'

Framework definitions

SANS Glossary of Security Terms1 senseview framework →
§1
An echo request is an ICMP message sent to a machine to determine if it is online and how long traffic takes to get to it.
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
An echo request is an ICMP message sent to a machine to determine if it is online and how long traffic takes to get to it.
DR-088 backfill from the noun definition column

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