pin

Summary

pin ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (198 views/month).^[1]

Key Facts

• pin's image is recorded as Pin EXP 060.JPG^[2].
• pin's image is recorded as Pin for a pinboard 2013 PD.jpg^[3].
• pin's image is recorded as Stecknadel.jpg^[4].
• pin's image is recorded as Brass thumbtack.jpg^[5].
• pin's image is recorded as Safety Pin.jpg^[6].
• pin's subclass of is recorded as fastener^[7].
• pin's subclass of is recorded as sewing tool^[8].
• pin's Commons category is recorded as Pins^[9].
• pin's has part is recorded as head^[10].
• pin's has part is recorded as shaft^[11].
• pin's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/05p368^[12].
• pin's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Pins^[13].
• pin's Art & Architecture Thesaurus ID is recorded as 300036423^[14].
• pin's Iconclass notation is recorded as 41D2641^[15].
• pin's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0156581^[16].
• pin's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[17].
• pin's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/pin-wire-fastener^[18].
• pin's different from is recorded as needle^[19].
• pin's different from is recorded as sewing needle^[20].
• pin's different from is recorded as personal identification number^[21].
• pin's different from is recorded as pushpin^[22].
• pin's different from is recorded as needle^[23].
• pin's different from is recorded as sewing pin^[24].
• pin's different from is recorded as hatpin^[25].
• pin's different from is recorded as pin-back button^[26].

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Works and Contributions

Things named for pin include pinafore^[27]; De Speld^[28], a periodical^[29], founded in 2007^[30]; and Pinterest Inc.^[31], a business^[32], in United States^[33], headquartered in San Francisco^[34].

Why It Matters

pin ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (198 views/month).^[1] pin has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[35] pin is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[36]

Entities named for pin include pinafore^[27]; De Speld^[28], a periodical^[29], founded in 2007^[30]; and Pinterest Inc.^[31], a business^[32], in United States^[33], headquartered in San Francisco^[34].