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Pin may refer to:

  • Pin (device), device used for fastening objects or material together.
  • Bridge pin, a vertical wire on the bridge of keyboard instruments such as the piano and harpsichord that is used to control the string resonances
  • Brooch, a decorative item fastened on apparels, may be called a pin
  • Badge or button, in the U.S. referred to as a pin, a small (usually round) piece of metal or plastic with a pin attached, usually worn on clothing
  • In electronics a pin is an electric interconnection. For example a metal wire coming out of an Integrated circuit or Transistor
  • In Computer Science, Pin is a tool for dynamic instrumentation, provided by Intel *
  • 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... Pin..., a 1988 cult horror movie

In sports and strategy games pin may refer to:

  • Pin (chess) refers to a scenario where if a lesser piece is under attack and moves away, it would reveal a more valuable piece
  • Pin (wrestling) is a way of winning a match
  • In grappling, a pinning hold is a hold used to control an opponent
  • Bowling pins, which must be knocked down by the bowling ball

PIN may stand for:

PIN | Pin | ピン | Pin

 

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