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  • Mike Okitch
    Confirmed User
    • May 2004
    • 4126

    #1

    PIN is an acronym...

    It stands for "Personal Identification Number". People don't say "Personal Identification Number Number" so why do they say "PIN Number"?

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  • 3M TA3
    Confirmed User
    • Aug 2005
    • 2972

    #2
    i say PIN

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    • StickyGreen
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      • Oct 2003
      • 13076

      #3
      there's another one just like that but i can't think of it right now lol...
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      • Tempest
        Too lazy to set a custom title
        • May 2004
        • 10217

        #4
        Don't sweat the small stuff... leads to an early grave...

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        • The Truth Hurts
          Zph7YXfjMhg
          • Nov 2002
          • 15738

          #5
          for the same reason they say atm machine...

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          • Elli
            Reach for those stars!
            • Apr 2003
            • 17991

            #6
            They say "SIN Number" too.. same deal.
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            • dunefield
              www.barely18movies.com
              • Feb 2003
              • 10920

              #7

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              • mardigras
                Bon temps!
                • Feb 2003
                • 14194

                #8
                Originally posted by Mike Okitch
                It stands for "Personal Identification Number". People don't say "Personal Identification Number Number" so why do they say "PIN Number"?

                For the same reason they call it a PAIR of pants
                .

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                • The Truth Hurts
                  Zph7YXfjMhg
                  • Nov 2002
                  • 15738

                  #9
                  ABS system = Anti-lock Braking System system
                  AC current = Alternating Current current
                  ARC computing = Advanced RISC Computing computing = Advanced Reduced Instruction Set Computing Computing computing
                  ASB Bank = Auckland Savings Bank Bank
                  ASCII code = American Standard Code for Information Interchange code
                  ATI Technologies Inc. = Array Technologies Incorporated Technologies Incorporated (Note that while "ATI Technologies" is also redundant, "ATI technologies" is not. See below.)
                  ATM machine = Automatic Teller Machine machine
                  CD-ROM disc = Compact Disc - Read Only Memory disc
                  CRT tube = Cathode-Ray Tube tube
                  CRC check = Cyclic Redundancy Check check
                  DC current = Direct Current current
                  DSW shoe warehouse = Designer Shoe Warehouse shoe warehouse
                  GUI interface = Graphical User Interface interface
                  HDRI image = High Dynamic Range Image Image
                  HIV virus = Human Immunodeficiency Virus virus
                  IBAN Number = International Bank Account Number number
                  ICBM missile = Intercontinental Ballistic Missile missile
                  IM message = Instant Message message
                  IP protocol = Internet Protocol protocol
                  IRC chat = Internet Relay Chat chat
                  ISBN number = International Standard Book Number number
                  IT technologies = Information Technology technologies
                  LED diode = Light Emitting Diode diode
                  LCD display = Liquid Crystal Display display
                  MNB Bank = Malvern National Bank Bank
                  MSDS sheet = Material Safety Data Sheet sheet
                  Microsoft MS-DOS operating system = Microsoft Microsoft Disk Operating System operating system
                  NT Technology = New Technology technology (although other, non-redundant, expansions of "NT" may be equally valid)
                  NTFS file system = N T File System file system
                  PDF format = Portable Document Format format
                  PIN number = Personal Identification Number number
                  RDC car = Rail Diesel Car car
                  RAID array = Redundant Array of Independent Disks array
                  (MMO)RPG game = (Mass Multiplayer Online) Role-Playing Game game
                  SAM missile = Surface-to-Air Missile missile
                  SCSI interface = Small Computer System Interface interface
                  SDI defense initiative = Strategic Defense Initiative defense initiative
                  TCBY yogurt = The Country's Best Yogurt yogurt
                  The New TNN = The New The National Network
                  VIN number = Vehicle Identification Number number
                  VIP person = Very Important Person person
                  UPC code = Universal Product Code code

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                  • Bluewire Ross
                    Confirmed User
                    • Nov 2005
                    • 2169

                    #10
                    redundant it is

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                    • Mike Okitch
                      Confirmed User
                      • May 2004
                      • 4126

                      #11
                      Originally posted by dunefield

                      SIG TOO BIG! Maximum 120x60 button and no more than 3 text lines of DEFAULT SIZE and COLOR. Unless your sig is for a GFY top banner sponsor, then you may use a 624x80 instead of a 120x60.

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                      • woj
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                        • Jul 2002
                        • 47880

                        #12
                        it's easier to say PIN than "personal identification number", same with all abbrevations, come on...
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                        • wedouglas
                          So Fucking Banned
                          • Aug 2004
                          • 5921

                          #13
                          Originally posted by 3M TA3
                          i say PIN
                          me too *shrug*

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                          • 3M TA3
                            Confirmed User
                            • Aug 2005
                            • 2972

                            #14
                            Ouch, the truth hurts.





                            Originally posted by The Truth Hurts
                            ABS system = Anti-lock Braking System system
                            AC current = Alternating Current current
                            ARC computing = Advanced RISC Computing computing = Advanced Reduced Instruction Set Computing Computing computing
                            ASB Bank = Auckland Savings Bank Bank
                            ASCII code = American Standard Code for Information Interchange code
                            ATI Technologies Inc. = Array Technologies Incorporated Technologies Incorporated (Note that while "ATI Technologies" is also redundant, "ATI technologies" is not. See below.)
                            ATM machine = Automatic Teller Machine machine
                            CD-ROM disc = Compact Disc - Read Only Memory disc
                            CRT tube = Cathode-Ray Tube tube
                            CRC check = Cyclic Redundancy Check check
                            DC current = Direct Current current
                            DSW shoe warehouse = Designer Shoe Warehouse shoe warehouse
                            GUI interface = Graphical User Interface interface
                            HDRI image = High Dynamic Range Image Image
                            HIV virus = Human Immunodeficiency Virus virus
                            IBAN Number = International Bank Account Number number
                            ICBM missile = Intercontinental Ballistic Missile missile
                            IM message = Instant Message message
                            IP protocol = Internet Protocol protocol
                            IRC chat = Internet Relay Chat chat
                            ISBN number = International Standard Book Number number
                            IT technologies = Information Technology technologies
                            LED diode = Light Emitting Diode diode
                            LCD display = Liquid Crystal Display display
                            MNB Bank = Malvern National Bank Bank
                            MSDS sheet = Material Safety Data Sheet sheet
                            Microsoft MS-DOS operating system = Microsoft Microsoft Disk Operating System operating system
                            NT Technology = New Technology technology (although other, non-redundant, expansions of "NT" may be equally valid)
                            NTFS file system = N T File System file system
                            PDF format = Portable Document Format format
                            PIN number = Personal Identification Number number
                            RDC car = Rail Diesel Car car
                            RAID array = Redundant Array of Independent Disks array
                            (MMO)RPG game = (Mass Multiplayer Online) Role-Playing Game game
                            SAM missile = Surface-to-Air Missile missile
                            SCSI interface = Small Computer System Interface interface
                            SDI defense initiative = Strategic Defense Initiative defense initiative
                            TCBY yogurt = The Country's Best Yogurt yogurt
                            The New TNN = The New The National Network
                            VIN number = Vehicle Identification Number number
                            VIP person = Very Important Person person
                            UPC code = Universal Product Code code

                            Dedicated and colo hosting: ICQ 291313057

                            "A problem cannot be solved from the same consciousness that created it. We must learn to see the world anew." - Albert Einstein

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                            • je_rome
                              Confirmed User
                              • Jul 2005
                              • 6846

                              #15
                              Originally posted by The Truth Hurts
                              HIV virus = Human Immunodeficiency Virus virus
                              I was about to say this blunder too.
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                              • Peaches
                                Old broad
                                • Oct 2002
                                • 13933

                                #16
                                SIT Tone - Standard Industry Tone Tone (old telecom reference ;) )

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                                • GFX Wiz
                                  Confirmed User
                                  • Jul 2004
                                  • 916

                                  #17
                                  Department of Redundancy Department...how may I help you?
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                                  • PixeLs
                                    Too lazy to set a custom title
                                    • Jul 2005
                                    • 11922

                                    #18
                                    Originally posted by Mike Okitch
                                    It stands for "Personal Identification Number". People don't say "Personal Identification Number Number" so why do they say "PIN Number"?

                                    I say you are a genius..

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                                    • Mike Okitch
                                      Confirmed User
                                      • May 2004
                                      • 4126

                                      #19
                                      Originally posted by PixeLs
                                      I say you are a genius..
                                      While the comment is flattering, I really have to wonder the sincerity of that since it comes from a klikrevenue sigwhore.
                                      SIG TOO BIG! Maximum 120x60 button and no more than 3 text lines of DEFAULT SIZE and COLOR. Unless your sig is for a GFY top banner sponsor, then you may use a 624x80 instead of a 120x60.

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                                      • OzMan
                                        Confirmed User
                                        • Sep 2003
                                        • 9162

                                        #20
                                        I fucking hate TLA's*















                                        *T.L.A. = Three Letter Acronym

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