Pinning

Pinning may refer to:


 * Pinning, the effect of certain weapons that cause their targets to be pinned down
 * Pinning ceremony (nursing), a symbolic welcoming of new graduates into the nursing profession
 * Pinning force, a force acting on a pinned object from a pinning center
 * Pinning (modelling), the use of pins to strengthen the joins when assembling large or heavy model kits
 * Pinning points, points in a crystalline material that act to halt a dislocation's movement
 * Pinning hold, a hold used to control an opponent in grappling
 * Flux pinning, a phenomenon that magnetic flux lines do not move despite the Lorentz force acting on them inside a current-carrying Type II superconductor
 * Percutaneous pinning, a technique used by orthopedic surgeons for the stabilisation of unstable fractures
 * Tree pinning, inserting spikes into trees in order to cause damage to sawmill equipment
 * Zener pinning, the influence of a dispersion of fine particles on the movement of low- and high angle grain boundaries through a polycrystalline material
 * HTTP Public Key Pinning, a security mechanism for HTTPS websites