Pin

Table of contents

1 Construction 2 Trade 3 Sports 4 Society 5 Firearms 6 See also

Construction

A pin is a device used for fastening objects or material together.

Trade

Someone whose trade is making pins is called a pinner.

Sports

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 wrestling, pinning a person means holding him against the ground

Society

PIN is also used as an acronym for

• Personal Identification Number

Firearms

In firearms, the firing pin is a nail-like device to transfer hammer energy to the primer of ammunition

See also

• Operation Pin
• thumbtack