Search
The Online Encyclopedia and Dictionary
Encyclopedia
Dictionary
Quotes
Pin
Pin
is a word with multipe meanings:
A
pin
is a device used for fastening objects or material together. It is usually made of
steel
, and is formed by drawing out a thin wire, sharpening the tip, and adding a head. Someone whose trade is making
pins
is called a
pinner
.
Thumbtacks
and
badges
are types of pins.
In electronics a
pin
is an electric interconnection. For example a metal wire coming out of an
Integrated circuit
or
Transistor
.
The term
pin
is used in multiple
sports
and
strategy games
:
In
bowling
,
pins
must be knocked down by the bowling ball
In
chess
,
pin
refers to preventing a piece from moving by threatening the king
In
Sport wrestling
,
pinning
is a way of winning a match
In
firearms
, the
firing pin
is a
nail
-like device to transfer hammer
energy
to the
primer
of
ammunition
Pin
, a
commune
of the
Haute-Saône
département
, in
France
Operation Pin
is an international policing initiative to find pedophiles using the internet to access child pornography.
PIN
is also used as an
acronym
for
Personal Identification Number
Postal Index Number
(India)
The contents of this article are licensed from
Wikipedia.org
under the
GNU Free Documentation License
. How to see
transparent copy