Editing Plinking (section)

{{Short description|Informal target shooting}}
{{about||the PuTTY command line utility PLink|PuTTY|the military term|tank plinking}}
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[[File:Mojave desrt plinking.JPG|287px|right|thumb|Metal target used for plinking]]

'''Plinking''' is informal [[target shooting]] done for [[leisure]], typically at non-standard [[shooting target|target]]s such as [[tin can]]s, [[lumber|log]]s, [[bottle]]s, [[balloon]]s, [[fruit]]s or any other man-made or naturally occurring objects.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/47874453/plinking-is-popular-sport-for-gun/ |title='Plinking' is Popular Sport for Gun Shooters |first=J. Fred |last=Eder |newspaper=[[The Monitor (Texas)|The Monitor]] |agency=United Press |page=8 |date=1953-10-12 |access-date=2020-04-02 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> The term is an [[onomatopoeia]] of the sharp, ringing sound (or "plink") that a [[projectile]] makes when hitting a metallic target such as a tin can or a [[road sign]] plate.<ref>''Deflective Skepticism and Critical Plinking'', Parisian Laundry Montreal, Quebec, 2014; see [http://mawcollective.com/?p=312 mawcollective.com]</ref>