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Pin may refer to:

  • Pin (device), device used for fastening objects or material together
    • Brooch, a decorative item fastened on apparels
    • Badge or button, a small (usually round) piece of metal or plastic with a pin attached, usually worn on clothing
    • Award pin, a small piece of metal or plastic with a pin attached given as an award for some achievement
    • An electric interconnection, in electronics. For example a metal wire coming out of an integrated circuit or transistor
  • 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
  • Pin, Haute-Saône, a commune of the Haute-Saône département, in France
  • Pin..., a 1988 cult horror movie [1]
  • Pin (song), a song by the Yeah Yeah Yeahs from their debut album, Fever to Tell (2003).

In sports and strategy games pin may refer to:

  • Pin (chess), a scenario where if a lesser piece is under attack and moves away, it would reveal a more valuable piece
  • Pin (wrestling), a way of winning a match
  • Pin (bridge), a manouver to drop an opponent's lower-ranking card by leading a high one.
  • Grappling hold#Pinning hold, a hold used to control an opponent in grappling
  • Bowling pins, which must be knocked down by the bowling ball

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