Pin vs. Stud — What's the Difference?

Can be made from various materials based on usage.

A type of fastener that is often built into a structure.

A small fastener used to secure or align components.

Features threads for securing with other fasteners.

May include features to prevent slipping through connectors.

Commonly used in construction and mechanical systems.

Often removable and not intended for permanent attachment.

Made primarily of metal and used for robust attachments.

Used in multiple settings from crafting to industrial.

Provides a permanent or semi-permanent attachment.

A pin is a device used for fastening objects or material together, and can have three sorts of body: a shaft of a rigid inflexible material meant to be inserted in a slot, groove, or hole (as with pivots, hinges, and jigs); a shaft connected to a head and ending in a sharp tip meant to pierce one or more pieces of soft materials like cloth or paper (the straight or push pin); a single strip of a rigid but flexible material (e.g. a wire) whose length has been folded into parallel prongs in such fashion that the middle length of each curves towards the other so that, when anything is inserted between them, they act as a clamp (e.g.

A large-headed piece of metal that pierces and projects from a surface, especially for decoration.

An identifying number allocated to an individual by a bank or other organization and used for validating electronic transactions.

An upright timber in the wall of a building to which laths and plasterboard are nailed

Attach or fasten with a pin or pins

A rivet or crosspiece in each link of a chain cable.

Hold (someone) firmly in a specified position so they are unable to move

An establishment where horses or other domesticated animals are kept for breeding

Hinder or prevent (a piece or pawn) from moving because of the danger to a more valuable piece standing behind it along the line of an attack

A form of poker in which the first card of a player's hand is dealt face down and the others face up, with betting after each round of the deal.

A short, straight, stiff piece of wire with a blunt head and a sharp point, used especially for fastening.

Decorate or augment (something) with many studs or similar small objects

Something, such as a safety pin, that resembles such a piece of wire in shape or use.

An upright post in the framework of a wall for supporting sheets of lath, drywall, or similar material.

A whit; a jot

A small knob, nail head, or rivet fixed in and slightly projecting from a surface.

A thin rod for securing the ends of fractured bones.

A small ornamental button mounted on a short post for insertion through an eyelet, as on a dress shirt.

A peg for fixing the crown to the root of a tooth.

A buttonlike earring or other piercing mounted on a slender post, as of gold or steel.

A cotter pin.

Any of various protruding pins or pegs in machinery, used mainly as a support or pivot.

The part of a key stem entering a lock.

One of a number of small metal cleats embedded in a snow tire to increase traction on slippery or snowy roads.

(Music) One of the pegs securing the strings and regulating their tension on a stringed instrument.

A metal crosspiece used as a brace in a link, as in a chain cable.

(Nautical) A belaying pin.

A group of animals, especially horses, kept for breeding.

(Nautical) A thole pin.

A male animal, such as a stallion, that is kept for breeding.

An ornament fastened to clothing by means of a clasp.

A stable or farm where these animals are kept.

A rolling pin.

A usually young man regarded as attractive and physically fit.

One of the wooden clubs at which the ball is aimed in bowling.

(Slang) A person who is extremely competent in a given area.

A flagstick.

(Games) Stud poker.

See fall.

To provide with or construct with studs or a stud.

Pins(Informal) The legs

To set with studs or a stud

(Electronics) A lead on a device that plugs into a socket to connect the device to a system.

To be scattered over

Any of the pegs on the platen of a printer, which engage holes at the edges of paper.

A male animal, especially a stud horse (stallion), kept for breeding.

Any of the styluses that form a dot matrix on a printer.

A female animal, especially a studmare (broodmare), kept for breeding.

Any of the small metal prongs at the end of a connector that fit into the holes in a port.

A group of such animals.

To fasten or secure with or as if with a pin or pins.

An animal (usually livestock) that has been registered and is retained for breeding.

To transfix.

A place, such as a ranch, where such animals are kept.

To place in a position of trusting dependence

A small object that protrudes from something; an ornamental knob.

To hold fast; immobilize

(jewelry) A small round earring.

(Sports) To win a fall from in wrestling.

(construction) A vertical post, especially one of the small uprights in the framing for lath and plaster partitions, and furring, and upon which the laths are nailed.

To give (a woman) a fraternity pin in token of attachment.

(obsolete) A stem; a trunk.

Having a grain suggestive of the heads of pins. Used of leather.

(poker) A type of poker where an individual cannot throw cards away and some of her cards are exposed.

A needle without an eye (usually) made of drawn-out steel wire with one end sharpened and the other flattened or rounded into a head, used for fastening.

(engineering) A short rod or pin, fixed in and projecting from something, and sometimes forming a journal.

A small nail with a head and a sharp point.

(engineering) A stud bolt.

A cylinder often of wood or metal used to fasten or as a bearing between two parts.

An iron brace across the shorter diameter of the link of a chain cable.

The victory condition of holding the opponent's shoulders on the wrestling mat for a prescribed period of time.

To set with studs; to furnish with studs.

A slender object specially designed for use in a specific game or sport, such as skittles or bowling.

To be scattered over the surface of (something) at intervals.

A leg.

To set (something) over a surface at intervals.

(electricity) Any of the individual connecting elements of a multipole electrical connector.

A collection of breeding horses and mares, or the place where they are kept; also, a number of horses kept for a racing, riding, etc.

A piece of jewellery that is attached to clothing with a pin.

A stem; a trunk.

(US) A simple accessory that can be attached to clothing with a pin or fastener, often round and bearing a design, logo or message, and used for decoration, identification or to show political affiliation, etc.

An upright scanting, esp. one of the small uprights in the framing for lath and plaster partitions, and furring, and upon which the laths are nailed.

(chess) Either a scenario in which moving a lesser piece to escape from attack would expose a more valuable piece to being taken instead, or one where moving a piece is impossible as it would place the king in check.

A kind of nail with a large head, used chiefly for ornament; an ornamental knob; a boss.

(golf) The flagstick: the flag-bearing pole which marks the location of a hole

An ornamental button of various forms, worn in a shirt front, collar, wristband, or the like, not sewed in place, but inserted through a buttonhole or eyelet, and transferable.

(curling) The spot at the exact centre of the house (the target area)

A short rod or pin, fixed in and projecting from something, and sometimes forming a journal.

(archery) The spot at the exact centre of the target, originally a literal pin that fastened the target in place.

An iron brace across the shorter diameter of the link of a chain cable.

(obsolete) A mood, a state of being.

To adorn with shining studs, or knobs.

One of a row of pegs in the side of an ancient drinking cup to mark how much each person should drink.

To set with detached ornaments or prominent objects; to set thickly, as with studs.

Caligo.

Ornament consisting of a circular rounded protuberance (as on a vault or shield or belt)

A thing of small value; a trifle.

An upright in house framing

A peg in musical instruments for increasing or relaxing the tension of the strings.

Adult male horse kept for breeding

(engineering) A short shaft, sometimes forming a bolt, a part of which serves as a journal.

Poker in which each player receives hole cards and the remainder are dealt face up; bets are placed after each card is dealt

The tenon of a dovetail joint.

Scatter or intersperse like dots or studs;

A size of brewery cask, equal to half a firkin, or eighth of a barrel.

Provide with or construct with studs;

(informal) A pinball machine.

(locksmithing) A small cylindrical object which blocks the rotation of a pin-tumbler lock when the incorrect key is inserted.

(often followed by a preposition such as "to" or "on") To fasten or attach (something) with a pin.

To cause (a piece) to be in a pin.

(wrestling) To pin down (someone).

To enclose; to confine; to pen; to pound.

To attach (an icon, application, message etc.) to another item so that it persists.

To fix (an array in memory, a security certificate, etc.) so that it cannot be modified.

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(transitive) To cause an analog gauge to reach the stop pin at the high end of the range.

To peen.

To inclose; to confine; to pen; to pound.

To fasten with, or as with, a pin; to join; as, to pin a garment; to pin boards together.

A piece of wood, metal, etc., generally cylindrical, used for fastening separate articles together, or as a support by which one article may be suspended from another; a peg; a bolt.

Especially, a small, pointed and headed piece of brass or other wire (commonly tinned), largely used for fastening clothes, attaching papers, etc.

Hence, a thing of small value; a trifle.

That which resembles a pin in its form or use

One of a row of pegs in the side of an ancient drinking cup to mark how much each man should drink.

The bull's eye, or center, of a target; hence, the center.

Mood; humor.

Caligo. See Caligo.

An ornament, as a brooch or badge, fastened to the clothing by a pin; as, a Masonic pin.

The leg; as, to knock one off his pins.

A piece of jewelry that is pinned onto the wearer's garment

When a wrestler's shoulders are forced to the mat

Small markers inserted into a surface to mark scores or define locations etc.

A number you choose and use to gain access to various accounts

Informal terms of the leg;

Axis consisting of a short shaft that supports something that turns

Cylindrical tumblers consisting of two parts that are held in place by springs; when they are aligned with a key the bolt can be thrown

Flagpole used to mark the position of the hole on a golf green

A small slender (often pointed) piece of wood or metal used to support or fasten or attach things

A holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing

A club-shaped wooden object used in bowling; set up in groups as a target

To hold fast or prevent from moving;

Attach or fasten with pins

Pierce with a pin;

Immobilize a piece

A stud is a protruding fastener used to attach components permanently or semi-permanently to a structure.

A stud is more secure than a pin, as it is often locked in place with nuts, providing a durable and stable connection.

A pin is used for temporary fastening, alignment, or as a quick fix in various assembly tasks.

Typically, pins are not used for permanent attachments; they are better suited for temporary or adjustable connections.

Studs can have coarse, fine, or specialized threading depending on the application and the required strength of the connection.

Pins can be made of metal, wood, or plastic, while studs are usually made of metal for strength and durability.

While studs can sometimes be removed, they are generally designed for permanent installation and may not be as reusable as pins.

Pins and studs are not typically interchangeable as they serve different purposes in assembly and construction.

The choice depends on the required permanence and security of the connection; use studs for more permanent and secure attachments.

Safety measures for pins include ensuring they are securely fastened to prevent movement, while studs require proper installation with nuts to maintain structural integrity.