PIN
- noun
- /pɪn/
- What's the PIN number?
- enter your PIN
- create a PIN
- PIN generation
You can use VPNs, You can switch to a PIN instead of biometrics.
- You can use VPNs, You can switch to a PIN instead of biometrics.
- But I would first put my pin in working memory in the frontal lobe.
- Of course, the pin, we also create a PIN.
Examples
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Well, what if your PIN is, like, 4224?
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You can use VPNs, You can switch to a PIN instead of biometrics.
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Then I want you to write down those PIN numbers, okay?
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Why do you all have the same PIN number?
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Can you put your PIN in there, please?
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John enters a few commands, and the plasma screen displays the PIN number for that account.
Fiction book (1991) -
Which tends to spook them sufficiently to give up the PIN numbers to their credit cards.
Fiction book (1999) -
Your PIN number.
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WHAT'S MY PIN NUMBER?
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Please enter your PIN to access your bank account.
Synonyms
A secret set of numbers or letters used to unlock devices and accounts
A secret number that lets you access bank or phone accounts
A set of numbers or letters used to unlock an account
A secret number you use to prove who you are and open accounts
Idioms
Compounds
- Specialized
A small metal part inside a gun that hits the cartridge to start the bullet moving
- Specialized
A metal pin with split ends that you put through a hole and bend apart to hold parts together
- Specialized
A set of small metal pins inside a lock that a key lines up to open it
- Neologism
A small metal object worn on clothing to show support for a person or group
- US
A large oak tree that grows fast with deeply cut leaves and bright red color in autumn
- Specialized
A pin people place across a post on a ship to stop a rope from slipping off
- Specialized
A small round metal or wooden rod that you put into holes in two pieces to hold them together
- Specialized
A metal pin that joins the piston to the connecting rod in an engine so the piston can turn slightly
A small to medium oak tree from east-central North America with leaves that have many sharp points
- Specialized
A small hard part inside a sirloin steak between the flat bone and the porterhouse
- Specialized
A small metal rod that joins a piston to the rod that moves it in an engine
How Secure
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word PIN comes from the phrase Personal Identification Number, made from the first letters of those three words. A helpful way to remember it is to think of a small metal pin that 'holds' things closed, because your PIN 'holds' your bank account safe and must stay secret.