Registration pin

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A registration pin is a device intended to hold a piece of film, paper or other material in place during photographic exposure, copying or drawing.

Registration pins are used in offset printing and cartography, in order to accurately position the different films or plates for multi-color work.

In traditional, hand-drawn animation, the registration pins are often called pegs, and are attached to a peg bar.

In motion picture cameras, the pin(s) hold the film immovable during exposure.