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Vinony

pinhole

noun

  1. tiny hole functioning as a camera lens or optical component
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈpɪnˌhoʊl/

noun

Etymology: From pin + hole.

  1. A small hole, of a size that could have been made by a pin
  2. The aperture in a pinhole camera or camera obscura

    “These [the eyes of the nautilus] are the simplest eyes of any large living animal -- lensless 'pinholes' that project a hazy and rather dim image onto its retinas.”

  3. A port left unprotected by a firewall to allow a particular application to gain access to a service.
  4. A clipping of pinhole eye, which refers to the compact eye structure associated with intense tropical cyclones.

verb

Etymology: From pin + hole.

  1. To form one or more pinholes in.