Pin (disambiguation) explained

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

Pin or PIN may also refer to:

People

• Ayah Pin (1941–2016), Malaysian cult leader

Surname "Pin"

• Camille Pin (born 1981), French tennis player
• Celeste Pin (born 1961), Italian soccer player
• Doriane Pin (born 2004), French racing driver
• Gabriele Pin (born 1962), Italian soccer player
• Jean-Éric Pin, French mathematician

Given name "Pin"

• Haing Pin (1942–2020), Cambodian Khmer Rouge leader
• Luo Pin (1733–1799; Chinese: links=no|羅聘), Chinese Qing Dynasty painter
• Lu Pin (disambiguation), several people
• Pin Malakul (1903–1995), Thai educator
• Mun Pin (1998–2023; ko|link=no|문빈), South Korean entertainer
• Sun Pin (3rd century BCE), Chinese Warring States era general
• Ts'ao Pin (931–999; Chinese: links=no|曹彬), Chinese general
• Wang Pin (born 1974; Chinese: links=no|王频), chess player
• Wen Pin (3rd century CE), Chinese Three Kingdoms era general
• Wu Pin (16th century CE; Chinese: links=no|吳彬), Chinese Ming Dynasty landscape painter
• Yu Pin (disambiguation), several people
• Paul Yu Pin (1901–1978; Chinese: links=no|于斌, Yu Pin), Chinese Catholic cardinal

Places

• Le Pin (disambiguation) (fr|link=no|The Pin, The Pine), several places
• Pin, Haute-Saône, a place in France

Arts and entertainment

Music

• Pin (harp), a Cambodian musical instrument
• "Pin", a song by Yeah Yeah Yeahs from the 2003 album Fever to Tell
• "Pin", a song by Grimes from the 2015 album Art Angels
• "The Pin", a song by Goo Goo Dolls from the 2016 album Boxes
• "Pin", a song by Anuel AA from the 2021 album Las Leyendas Nunca Mueren,

Other uses in arts and entertainment

• Pin (film), a 1988 Canadian horror film
• Pin (novel), a 1981 American gothic horror thriller novel by Andrew Neiderman
• The Pin (comedy act), on BBC Radio 4

Science and technology

• Pin (computer program), a platform for creating analysis tools
• Pin (electronics), a short lead
• Pin, an image on Pinterest social media service
• Pin, to attach programs or files to a taskbar in a graphical user interface
• Personal identification number, or PIN, a numeric passcode
• PIN diode, a semiconductor device
• PIN proteins, integral membrane proteins in plants
• Preferred IUPAC name (PIN), a unique chemical name
• Prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia (PIN), an abnormality of prostatic glands

Sports and games

• Pin (amateur wrestling), a grappling hold that ends a match
• Pin (professional wrestling), a wrestling move
• Pin (bridge), a maneuver in the game of bridge
• Pin (chess), a chess tactic
• Bowling pin, the target of a bowling ball

Other uses

• Piame language (ISO 639 language code pin)
• Pin, a cask size of half a firkin in English brewery cask units
• PIN (debit card), a Dutch debit card brand
• PIN Group, a German postal company
• Paleontological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences (PIN), Moscow, Russia
• Paramount International Networks, a division of media company Paramount Global
• People in Need (PIN), a Czech non-profit organization
• Police Information Notice (PIN), issued under the UK Protection from Harassment Act 1997
• Postal code, or PIN, a series of digits or letters used in a postal address
  • Postal Index Number, in India
• Pinxit, abbreviated PIN, added to the signature of a painter
• Public Integrity Section, a section of the U.S. Department of Justice's Criminal Division
• Award pin, recognising an achievement
• Lapel pin, a small pin worn on clothing

See also

• • • • Pins (disambiguation)
• Hairpin (disambiguation)
• Kingpin (disambiguation)
• Pinhead (disambiguation)
• Pinning (disambiguation)
• PIN Group (disambiguation)
• Pin-up (disambiguation)
• Push pin (disambiguation)
• Bridge pin, on a keyboard musical instrument
• Dowel, a cylindrical shape made of wood, plastic, or metal
• Pinacol, a white solid organic compound