Meanings
nounsplit pin (plural split pins)
plural split pins
- A stationery fastener that is inserted into punched holes in a stack of paper before being bent to secure them.
Synonyms: brad, brass fastener, butterfly clip, paper fastener
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA stationery fastener that is inserted into punched holes in a stack of paper before being bent to secure them.
Similar
metal fastener
Similar
cotter pincotter key
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Translations
Czech závlačka
- závlačkametal fastener
Danish split
- splitmetal fastener
Esperanto stifto
- stiftometal fastener
Finnish haaranasta, haarasokka
- haaranastastationary fastener
- haarasokkametal fastener
- sokkanaulametal fastener
German Musterbeutelklammer, Splint
- Musterbeutelklammerstationary fastener
- Splintmetal fastener
Hungarian miltonkapocs, jancsiszeg
- miltonkapocsstationary fastener
- jancsiszegstationary fastener
- jancsiszögstationary fastener
Polish wąsy skoroszytowe, zawleczka
- wąsy skoroszytowestationary fastener
- zawleczkametal fastener
- szplintmetal fastener
Portuguese chaveta
- chavetametal fastener
Spanish pasador hendido, chaveta
- pasador hendidometal fastener
- chavetametal fastener
Turkish kopilya
- kopilyametal fastener
Cite this entry
APA
split pin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/split%20pin
MLA
“split pin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/split%20pin. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “split pin,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/split%20pin.
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