2020-11-28
ศัพท์ น่าสับสน ชุด P – PIN
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Common Errors In English Usage Dictionary
PIN Number
Those who object to “PIN number”
on the grounds that the N in “PIN” stands for “number”
in the phrase “personal identification number” are quite right,
but it may be difficult to get people to sayanything else.
“PIN” was invented to meet the objection
that a “password” consisting of nothing butnumbers is not a word.
Pronouncing each letter of the acronym as “P-I-N” blunts its efficiency.
Saying just “PIN” reminds us of another common English word,
though few people are likely to think when they are told to “enter PIN”
that they should shove a steel pin into the terminal they are operating.
In writing, anyway, PIN is unambiguous
and should be used without the redundant “number.”
The same goes for “VIN number”;
“VIN” stands for “Vehicle Identification Number.”
And “UPC code” is redundant
because “UPC” stands for “Universal Product Code
