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DIN, n.2|dɪn|
Also D.I.N.
[a. Ger., acronym f. the initials of Deutsche Industrie-Norm German Industrial Standard, as laid down (from 1917) by the Deutsches Institut für Normung German Standards Institution (formerly Deutscher Normenausschuß German Standards Committee).]
1. (Any of) a series of West German technical standards widely used outside West Germany (esp. for the description of paper sizes and film-speed ratings, and for electrical specifications); goods, etc., conforming to these standards. Freq. attrib., esp. preceding classification number. Cf. ASA s.v. A III, BSI s.v. B III.
1932Industr. Standardization III. 205/2 (caption) German standard sheet DIN 826 showing make-up of magazine page. 1937E. J. Labarre Dict. Paper 282/2 In this country [sc. Russia] the din sizes of the A-series have been adopted as standard sizes. 1938G. H. Sewell Amateur Film-Making ii. 18 The most general methods of speed notation in use to-day are the H. & D., Scheiner, and DIN (Deutsche Industrie Norm). 1940F. J. Mortimer Wall's Dict. Photogr. (ed. 15) 573 The figures used to represent speed are on a logarithmic scale, a plate of 18/10 D.I.N. requiring double the exposure of one of speed 21/10 D.I.N. 1965Berg & Mannheim in Focal Encycl. Photogr. (ed. 2) II. 1437/1 When DIN speed ratings were..revised in 1961..the degree sign was..eliminated, so that 15° DIN became 15 DIN. 1972Electr. & Electronics Abstr. LXXV. 471/1 (heading) An electronic automatic staircase lighting switch for quick mounting on a DIN support bar. 1973A. Parrish Mech. Engineer's Ref. Bk. x. 62 The German standards authority published DIN 24255 for water duties and DIN 24256 for chemical duties [of pumps]. 1976Which? Sept. 203/1 We've done signal to noise measurements CCIR weighted this time — a better measure of how annoying the noise is in practice than the DIN weighting. 1983New Electronics 25 Jan. 70/3 The DIN 41612 connector constitutes a universal system utilising only a small number of connector families while meeting the pre-requisites of both user and manufacturer. 1984What Video? Aug. 17/1 The leads supplied (7-pin DIN 3V32 and 5-pin DIN on TV) are not compatible.
2. Special Comb.: DIN plug, socket, a type of multipin plug and socket used to connect audio equipment.
1976Pract. Electronics Oct. 819/2 The power for Digiscope comes from external supplies, and this is connected via a four-core cable terminated in a seven-pin DIN plug. 1982Listener 16 Dec. 34/4 A couple of leads with phono plugs at one end and DIN plugs on sockets at the other end.
1975Gramophone Jan. 1421/1 The fifth DIN socket separates the pre-amplifier from the power amplifier. |