"VIN" meaning in English

See VIN in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: VINs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} VIN (plural VINs)
  1. (automotive) Acronym of vehicle identification number. Wikidata QID: Q304948 Tags: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of Alternative form of: vehicle identification number
    Sense id: en-VIN-en-noun-en:Q304948 Categories (other): Automotive, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 15 36 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 40 11 49 Topics: automotive, transport, vehicles
  2. (medicine) Acronym of vulvar intraepithelial neoplasia. Tags: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of Alternative form of: vulvar intraepithelial neoplasia
    Sense id: en-VIN-en-noun-f25HB70w Categories (other): Medicine, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 40 11 49 Topics: medicine, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: vin

Inflected forms

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