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Originally Posted by nevali  NatWest ATMs request you enter your “PIN number” after you insert your card, and various (official) “Chip 'n' PIN” notices talk of the same.
Of all the organisations you'd think know what PIN stands for (and it's not like people look at you blankly if you ask for their PIN, and then suddenly know what you mean when you faux-correct yourself and say “sorry, PIN number”, is it?), it'd be the banking industry. |
it depends on wether you say "pin" or "P.I.N." because some people (especially not the tech literate) would be confused by it. Bearing in mind the PIN thing has been applied to everyone wether they wish/are able to understand it or not. So surely if its worded in a way in which everyone can understand it then the fact that its technically saying "personal identification number number" isnt that big a deal
