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split pin

Noun

split pin (plural split pins)

A metal fastener with two tines, the ends of which project through an object being fastened and are bent back to hold it in place.
A stationery fastener that is inserted into punched holes in a stack of paper before being bent to secure them.

Synonyms

(metal fastener): cotter pin (US), cotter key (US)
(stationery fastener): brad, brass fastener, butterfly clip, paper fastener

Translations

metal fastener

Czech: závlačka f
Danish: split c
Esperanto: stifto
Finnish: haarasokka, sokkanaula
German: Splint m
Polish: zawleczka f, szplint m (obsolete)
Portuguese: chaveta (pt) f
Spanish: pasador hendido m, chaveta (es) f

stationary fastener

Finnish: haaranasta
German: Musterbeutelklammer (de) f
Hungarian: miltonkapocs, jancsiszeg (hu), jancsiszög
Polish: wąsy skoroszytowe nvir pl

See also

rivet
staple

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