The metal pin of a multipolar connector is called a pin.
Pin is a term with various meanings. It may be the small ornament or badge that is pinned to clothing. In this sense, pin is synonymous with pin . For example: "My mother gave me a Hello Kitty pin" , "When I was a child, I always used Disney character pins on my coat" , "The journalist wore a red pin to raise awareness among the population about the importance of the fight against AIDS .
Before continuing, it is important to determine the etymological origin of the term that we are now going to analyze. Specifically, we have to say that it emanates from the English pin .
The pin can be attached with a pin or other similar attachment to a visible location on the clothing, such as a shirt pocket, lapel, or cap. The usual thing is that the pin reflects some type of identification of the wearer, demonstrating their adherence to a cause or their taste for certain things.
Pin on electronics
For electronics , a pin is a metal pin of a multipolar connector . Each pin, therefore, is a metal contact of a connector .
Thanks to the pins, it is possible to connect something without the need to solder, since the pins manage to transmit electricity and information : "Be careful: if you break any pin, you will not be able to connect the printer" , "This cable does not work with the stereo : your pins are too wide» .
Pin up is the name of an image style.
An image style
Within the artistic field, we would have to establish the existence of what is known as pin up . This is a term used to refer to any type of illustration or photography in which a model smiles at the camera or appears in a suggestive attitude. In 1920 was when this type of work appeared for the first time, which received the aforementioned name because it was hung on the walls of rooms and rooms: pin for "click" and up for "above."
Currently, those types of images in which the pin up girls that appear are singers, models, actresses, television presenters... have become fashionable again.
PIN as an acronym
Another use of pin derives from the acronym PIN : Personal Identification Number . The pin is a personal identification number that certain electronic devices use as a numerical password : "Please tell me your pin so I can send you a message" , "I can't enter the system because I don't remember my pin" .
We cannot forget either that the word we are addressing is used, in the same way, to refer to various political parties. Thus, for example, in Colombia the PIN is the National Integration Party , founded in 2009 and which later became known as Citizen Option . The extreme right includes those who opt for nationalism and conservatism.
In Costa Rica, the name PIN is also used to refer to the National Integration Party , which since the late 1990s has not managed to have a presence in the main executive and legislative bodies of the country.