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Seems there has been some debate lately about the terminology used in pinball. What do you call the pinball machine? A pin? A machine? A table? What is the “official” term. Are there other options? What other terms have caused debate in the pinball and arcade hobby?
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Quoted from EalaDubhSidhe:Whichever you want it to be, we all know what they mean.
That’s definitely true, but I just wanted to see what the favorite term is. I have heard different players use different terms lately
Seems pinball machine or pin are the overwhelming favorite terms used here on pinside. Interesting to see everyone’s opinions and comments.
Thank you for participating in the poll and discussion. I love learning more about the hobby. Very interesting that around the world it has different names
Quoted from Dantesmark:No disrespect... but who gives a shit?
Quoted from dirkdiggler:This thread is more about nothing then the nothing thread[quoted image]
I agree. Of course it doesn’t really matter, call them what you want to- It’s just a discussion about what terminology we use. Seems like Americans and Europeans have different terms on many things. Just trying to have fun
I listened to the latest Eclectic Gamers podcast and they mentioned this....what is your opinion on the term used to describe a pinball machine??
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