Din
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DIN or Din or din can have several meanings:
In music:
- A din is a loud noise.
- Dīn, an ArabicArabic languageArabic is a name applied to the descendants of the Classical Arabic language of the 6th century AD, used most prominently in the Quran, the Islamic Holy Book...
term meaning "religion" or "way of life". - Din (Kabbalah)Gevurah (Kabbalah)The Hebrew feminine noun gevurah or geburah The Hebrew feminine noun gevurah or geburah The Hebrew feminine noun gevurah or geburah (גבורה in the Kabbalah of Judaism is the fifth of the Sephirot of the tree of life, and it is the second of the emotive attributes of the Sephirot. It sits below...
is one of the ten aspects of the Ein SofEin SofEin Sof , in Kabbalah, is understood as God prior to His self-manifestation in the production of any spiritual Realm, probably derived from Ibn Gabirol's term, "the Endless One"...
in KabbalahKabbalahKabbalah/Kabala is a discipline and school of thought concerned with the esoteric aspect of Rabbinic Judaism. It was systematized in 11th-13th century Hachmei Provence and Spain, and again after the Expulsion from Spain, in 16th century Ottoman Palestine...
(more commonly known as "Gevurah"). - DIN is the abbreviated name of the Deutsches Institut für NormungDeutsches Institut für Normungis the German national organization for standardization and is that country's ISO member body. DIN is a Registered German Association headquartered in Berlin...
(German Institute for Standardization) and is used in the names of its standards, like:- DIN 1451DIN 1451DIN 1451 is a realist sans-serif typeface that is widely used for traffic, administration and business applications. It has been defined by the German standards body Deutsches Institut für Normung since 1936.-Overview:...
, German Standard Committee chosen typeface from 1936. - DIN 4512, a definition of film speedFilm speedFilm speed is the measure of a photographic film's sensitivity to light, determined by sensitometry and measured on various numerical scales, the most recent being the ISO system....
- DIN 476, as for example DIN A4, is a scale for paper sizes.
- DIN 31635DIN 31635DIN 31635 is a Deutsches Institut für Normung standard for the transliteration of the Arabic alphabet adopted in 1982. It is based on the rules of the Deutsche Morgenländische Gesellschaft as modified by the International Orientalist Congress 1936 in Rome...
, an Arabic transliterationArabic transliterationDifferent approaches and methods for the romanization of Arabic exist. They vary in the way that they address the inherent problems of rendering written and spoken Arabic in the Latin alphabet; they also use different symbols for Arabic phonemes that do not exist in English or other European...
scheme. - DIN 72552DIN 72552DIN 72552 is a DIN standard for automobile electric terminal numbers, standardizing almost every contact in an automobile with a number code.A different standard, EN 50005 recommends terminal numbering for general application relays that may nevertheless be applied to automobiles.This table gives...
is a standard for automobile electric terminal numbers. - DIN connectorDIN connectorA DIN connector is a connector that was originally standardized by the , the German national standards organization. There are DIN standards for a large number of different connectors, therefore the term "DIN connector" alone does not unambiguously identify any particular type of connector unless...
, one of a number of electrical (audio/video/keyboard) connectors following DIN standards. - DIN fitting, a type of high-pressure air or gas connection used in some modern very high-pressure scuba gearScuba setA scuba set is an independent breathing set that provides a scuba diver with the breathing gas necessary to breathe underwater during scuba diving. It is much used for sport diving and some sorts of work diving....
. - DIN ISO 7736ISO 7736International standard ISO 7736 defines a standard size for car audio head units. The standard was originally established by the German standards body Deutsches Institut für Normung as DIN 75490, and is therefore commonly referred to as the "DIN car radio size"...
, size standard for car audioCar audioCar audio/video , auto radio, mobile audio, 12-volt and other terms are used to describe the sound or video system fitted in an automobile. While 12-volt audio and video systems are also used, marketed, or manufactured for marine, aviation, and buses, this article focuses on cars as the most common...
head unitHead unitA head unit, sometimes referred to as a "deck", is a component of a stereo system either in a vehicle or home cinema system which provides a unified hardware interface for the various components of an electronic media system. An antiquated name for a head unit is a receiver; this article focuses...
s. - DIN Panel cutout size, a standard for cutouts for industrial panel mount equipment.
- DIN railDIN railA DIN rail is a metal rail of a standard type widely used for mounting circuit breakers and industrial control equipment inside equipment racks...
, a common system for mounting circuit breakers and industrial control equipment inside equipment racks. - DIN ski binding scale, scale to ensure ski bindings release under the same force at all skiing destinations worldwide.
- FF DINFF DINFF DIN is a realist sans-serif typeface designed in 1995 by Albert-Jan Pool, based on DIN-Mittelschrift. DIN is an acronym for Deutsches Institut für Normung ....
, 1995 digital font
- DIN 1451
- Din, Guinea
- Drug Identification NumberDrug Identification NumberAny product defined as a drug under the Canadian Food and Drugs Act must have an associated Drug Identification Number .The Drug Identification Number is the 8 digit number located on the label of prescription and over-the-counter drug products that have been evaluated by the Therapeutic Products...
- a unique number given to all drugs sold in Canada. - Din, a character in The Legend of Zelda series
- Serbian dinarSerbian dinarThe dinar is the currency of Serbia. An earlier currency also called dinar was used in Serbia between 1868 and 1918. The earliest use of the dinar date to 1214. Today's Serbian dinar is a continuation of the last Yugoslav dinar...
, a local abbreviation - In the Indian language HindiHindiStandard Hindi, or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi, also known as Manak Hindi , High Hindi, Nagari Hindi, and Literary Hindi, is a standardized and sanskritized register of the Hindustani language derived from the Khariboli dialect of Delhi...
it can also mean a "day" or "morning". - DIN is an abbreviation for Dissolved Inorganic Nitrogen in ecological studies.
In music:
- Din, a member of the Harvard Din and Tonics
- Din, an alias used by electronic musicElectronic musicElectronic music is music that employs electronic musical instruments and electronic music technology in its production. In general a distinction can be made between sound produced using electromechanical means and that produced using electronic technology. Examples of electromechanical sound...
producer J.C. Cutz. - Din, the band on Guitar HeroGuitar HeroGuitar Hero is a music video game developed by Harmonix Music Systems and published by RedOctane for the PlayStation 2 video game console. It is the first entry in the Guitar Hero series. Guitar Hero was released on November 8, 2005 in North America, April 7, 2006 in Europe and June 15, 2006 in...
that did the song Fly on the WallFly on the wallFly on the wall is a style of documentary-making used in filmmaking and television production. The name derived from the idea that events are seen candidly, as a fly on a wall might see them...
as a bonus track. - Din (din is noise)Din (din is noise)Din is a free software musical instrument for the GNU/Linux operating system. A Din player uses the computer mouse to pick both the pitch and the volume of a sound from an on-screen keyboard that displays the notes of the current scale and a number of microtones in-between...
is a free software musical instrument & audio synthesizer