Pin
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Pin may refer to:
- Pin (device), device used for fastening objects or material together
- Award pin, a small piece of metal or plastic with a pin attached given as an award for some achievement
- An electric interconnection, in electrical engineering. For example a metal wire coming out of an integrated circuit or transistor. Often also referred to as a lead. Pins are enumerated to avoid ambiguity in technical drawings and literature.
- 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, half a firkin, or 4.5 Imperial gallons.
- Pin, Haute-Saône, a commune of the Haute-Saône département, in France
- Pin Oak Court, Vermont South, Australia. Also known as Ramsay Street in the Aussie soap opra 'Neighbours'.
- Pin..., a 1988 cult horror movie
- Pin (song), a song by the Yeah Yeah Yeahs from their debut album, Fever to Tell (2003)
- Pin, nickname of actress, model, and singer Kejmanee Pichaironnarongsongkram.
- Graham 'Pin' Pinney, guitarist from the band sikth
- Personal identification number, a sequence of numbers used for security.
- PINS, or Person In Need of Supervision, a truant in Family Court.
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 (amateur wrestling), the primary way of winning an amateur wrestling match
- Pin (professional wrestling), a way of winning a professional wrestling match
- Pin (bridge), a manoeuver 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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