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PIN

[/pɪn/]
nounpl: PINs
PIN (Número de Identificação Pessoal)
1. A Personal Identification Number; a secret numeric code used to verify identity or access secure systems
Please enter your PIN to access your bank account.
Por favor, digite seu PIN para acessar sua conta bancária.
2. A small fastener; a thin pointed piece of metal used to fasten or attach things
She used a pin to attach the badge to her jacket.
Ela usou um alfinete para prender o distintivo em sua jaqueta.
3. In wrestling or combat sports, to hold an opponent's shoulders to the ground
He managed to pin his opponent in the third round.
Ele conseguiu imobilizar seu oponente na terceira rodada.
Synonyms
codepasswordfastenerbrooch

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
PIN
Commonly used as-is in banking and technology contexts; sometimes expanded as 'número de identificação pessoal'
Portugal
PIN
Used in banking; may also hear 'código de acesso' in some contexts
General
alfinete
For the fastening/sewing meaning across all Portuguese-speaking regions

Related Idioms & Phrases

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like looking for a needle in a haystack
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