1 : the act of conducting or conveying. 2a : transmission through or by means of a conductor; also : the transfer of heat through matter by communication of kinetic energy from particle to particle with no net displacement of the particles â compare convection, radiationb : conductivity.
The name ping-pong was in wide use before English manufacturer J. Jaques & Son Ltd trademarked it in 1901. The name Ping-Pong then came to be used for the game played by the rather expensive Jaques equipment, with other manufacturers calling theirs table tennis.
The name Chinese Checkers originated in the United States as a marketing scheme by Bill and Jack Pressman in 1928. The Pressman company 's game was originally called Hop Ching Checkers. The game was introduced to Chinese-speaking regions mostly by the Japanese.