So I was watching James May as the re-assembler on you tube (awesome show) and he said something really interesting, he started trowing all the bolts to an old push mower into a box. Well I was a mechanic and could always identify this while pulling down parts off a car and I'm sure most of you have recognized this with pins. Pinball machines are mostly designed with parts that will only fit one way and aren't interchangeable for the most part, keyed connectors, screw lengths, directional brackets and so on. He said the Japanese have a word for that and its Yuiitsu, but when I researched it it really doesn't fit the description (https://www.quora.com/Is-there-a-Japanese-word-for-it-only-fits-one-way) and its not an singular American word. Ok I'm a '79 baby and consider myself the last year for Gen-X, not trying to be a douche millennial lol but we need this word! All I can think of is Zipper? Remember it has to be American as pinball

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The definition of this word will be "only fits one way" ~ Zippers all I got, and it fits lol.

Its got to encompass the whole shebang not just connectors but your right there, you know how you can take every screw out of a complicated pin and throw them all in a tumbler then each one only fits in a certain location...there's something zen about that and all the pins I've worked on have been like that with almost every part, like there's no guess work you know what I mean?

I think that's pretty good certainly better than zipper lol, but reminds me of the SNL gay duo cartoon lol I'm not the judge here i'll go with the majority on this!

It has to invoke Fitment, Unmistakable, Reliable, Sensible, I'm probably the worst person to help on this my grammar skills are just horrible but I have a good vocabulary. I just want to say Abides but I ain't the Dude lol.

It has to be a single word otherwise you might as well just say the definition right "only fits one way" or "everything has its place" something like that you guys get it...how bout we just say Q-Bert...it's all Q-Bert man lol

Placey

That's good but just dosen't sound right, Precise when talking about an object? But you can you say its all Percise, yea right!

I was hopeing for something new, I'm liking Placey lol But I'm pretty sure its Precise. This whole pin has percise components. But that doesn't really invoke that you cant mix them up?

No offense but A(merican)B(utt)C(anadian) out of this one It's hard enough you guys have been distorting out culture for centuries lol

I'm still liking Placey who's with me!

That's what James May said not Yuiitsu I didn't get it and I'm not a redneck I practically grew up in DC lol, but that's still Japanese! We need a singular American or I'll take an England-English word but 1 word man!!! But that is the definition for sure!

Poka-yoke [poka yoke] is a Japanese term that means "mistake-proofing" or “inadvertent error prevention”. The key word in the second translation, often omitted, is "inadvertent". There is no Poka Yoke solution that protects against an operator’s sabotage, but sabotage is a rare behavior among people.[1] A poka-yoke is any mechanism in a lean manufacturing process that helps an equipment operator avoid (yokeru) mistakes (poka). Its purpose is to eliminate product defects by preventing, correcting, or drawing attention to human errors as they occur.[2] The concept was formalised, and the term adopted, by Shigeo Shingo as part of the Toyota Production System.[3][4] It was originally described as baka-yoke, but as this means "fool-proofing" (or "idiot-proofing") the name was changed to the milder poka-yoke.

like infallible ?

I've described the situation perfectly if you actually take the time to read the whole thread, just let us northern's handle it you know we rule this nation It's when you don't have to worry about the placement of things because they will all fit back together only one way and you cant screw it up.

I think Infallible is it, minty has been around for decades and nobody I've ever talked to has ever said choggarded I don't know where you got that from? That's that nonsensical millennial separatist stuff I'm trying to avoid lol.

Poka-yoke is not an American term excuse me for not wanting to tarnish our great heritage with a packinko producing country's words, I'm looking for an American term to describe just that in one word! Have some freaking pride in our great country.

And yea your totally right infallible is way off for pinball lol

Choggard chode what the difference, it has to make some reasonable sense.

It's when you deconstruct something and don't have to worry about the placement of things because they will all fit back together only one way and you cant screw it up when reconstructing that thing (in this case a pinball machine). We need 1 American word for that?

Nice I like that way to go Pinballew! Indefectible has to be it! I've never seen any situation tearing apart 5 machines ranging from '31, '77, '79, '86 & '91 where common sense wouldn't dictate where the part, harness, connector ,bolt, fine thread stud ect would go. All connectors are keyed and have varied lash on the harnesses but you would be a fool not to mark them if a key were to fall out or something as a back up, but you don't have to.

Nobody is going to drive a fine thread stud into a wooden hole on a pf, or take a tall post and band it with a short star post, they only fit one way. I like Unofit but it has a universal undertone it needs to be more definite lol, so far Indefectible has my vote totally and it sounds original and very sensible to me!

Indefectible - when you deconstruct something and don't have to worry about keeping track of the placement of the parts because it will all fit back together only one way.

No it's called taking pride in our country's accomplishment of creating the thing were trying to define, and your track record for butchering the English language as a whole is laughable, and again its called pride in our nation our do you want someone like Gary Stern to chime in.

And texas your stigma has been written for years how them donkeys lol.

I'm asking for an American term for an American invented machine, whats so wrong with that obviously we had none? Or did you read one so far??? other than Indefectible which I'm lovin!

Indefectible - when you deconstruct something and don't have to worry about keeping track of the placement of the parts because it will all fit back together only one way.

Do you want some of the designers to chime in I wish they would they obviously know what they were doing all those decades. I already know what Gary Stern would say!!!

No I'm referencing a situation on an American made item dude or cant you understand that? It has every right to be defined.

And defined with a logical American single word just like everything else in the Dictionary!!!

No one has any pride anymore lets just give everyone our culture and let them distort it to their likeness, its repulsive be decisive and mean what you say not just blurt out nonsensical bs because your too lazy to educate yourself in any manor.

Does anybody really want to fight me over this all your doing is showing your horrible lack of education and resolve for this great nation. If anything its an homage to poka-yoke and redefines this awesome product as the designers intended making it HERE IN AMERICA! Your just showing your own stupidity and lack of pride in this country which gave you pinball in the first place...your pathetic.

Indefectible - when you deconstruct something and don't have to worry about keeping track of the placement of the parts because it will all fit back together only one way.

I mean look at you guys go, do you feel empowered making fun of yourself, of your own product that you work on and own, of a situation that your guaranteed to run into. My guess is those of you leaving all these negative comments don't know your ass from a butt of a hammer and have never done anything other than bitch at people to make yourself feel good. Well it's obvious to me that's whats happening here so go ahead and gang up on me for trying to enlighten you sorry douchbags. My guess is all entitled millennials who don't actually work and produce even on your own machine simply pathetic. I dont care what other countries want to define that as I'm trying to get our definition set because obviously in the first 50 posts only one person gave a decent term to describe this situation.

Indefectible - when you deconstruct something and don't have to worry about keeping track of the placement of the parts because it will all fit back together only one way.

the term is set can somebody lock this thread thanks!

Listen I saw a need and I went for it, forgive me for not wanting to steal another countries hyphenated word, my guess is the designers did this intentionally threwout the decades mainly for the assembly line and their workers. But you can blatantly see it when overhauling these pins, so lets define it! I know you feel so empowered but the said reality is your only showing your own weakness in the end, remember this site is comprised up of mainly educated elder gentlemen like myself who wont even waste a good smelling fart on you douchbags spewing all this rederick lol. The situation is real and was designed this way if you think its not...well your just an uneducated inexperienced little baby playing a grown man's game. And sorry to say far from...

Indefectible - (when you deconstruct something and don't have to worry about keeping track of the placement of the parts because it will all fit back together only one way)

And in 5..4..3..2..1.. another idiotic low blow shot just overstating you ignorance/inexperiance/lack of comprehension... no takers?

Hey any mods out there that can lock this thread up nice and tight so all these morons can re-read their posts in 10 years when they come to the realization that these pins were designed like this and how awesome of a word Indefectible is and was needed!

Indefectible - when you deconstruct something and don't have to worry about keeping track of the placement of the parts because it will all fit back together only one way.

You should use your words like a big boy he-haaaaaaaa!

Oh thanks for the spell check you have an glossary there too could have saved me a lot of typing ass.

I guess you couldn't read the part where I said grammar wasn't my strong suit, it has to feel so good to be so right for once lol...hang tight I'm going to fart..naw lol

You see the difference between me and you trolling is that my quest is entirely selfless...whats your excuse douchebag?

Where did you get that statistic 75% perhaps taken from England lol, now I know somethings wrong with you?

Why don't you ask your countryman there making a complete and total ass out of himself!

Everyone just has to feel so much better than everyone else its sickening, sad reality is your a baby selfish little baby just admit it. Thanks for hijacking my thread getting us way off topic and puffin up like a little blow fish...well I'm the shotgun fisherman douchebags!

People use the term it's a great word don't let the designers down! And don't pay any attention to these morons!

Nice deflection douchebag, I don't think Mr. Canada gives a rats ass he can call it what ever he wants and I hope he does what does that have to do with you and your buffoonery?

And your the only one crying I'm just responding to your nonsense which is beginning to put me to sleep...zzz

Pot is what you need to quit, yea and Northern Virginia is full of like minded people get real look at this moron. It was a joke dude lighten up. But should we move Washington DC closer to you so you feel better about yourself lol.

Did you research that all by yourself it only took you like 10 min lol. The English language has been defined for hundreds of years...I think there may be a statue of limitations there buddy. Do you feel like a big boy now you want your pull-ups haha.

Back and forth, back and forth, back and forth this is so redundant. no matter what you tell yourself your being an ass dude. I'm the only one showing any pride and love for something interesting and undefined in pinball what did you accomplish with all this. Feel like the bigger man...I can assure you your not.

Indefectible - when you deconstruct something and don't have to worry about keeping track of the placement of the parts because it will all fit back together only one way.

I asked for simple parameters I did NOT want to use a foreign derived hyphenated word, I wanted one American based logical word encompassing this design feature, which I'm still not sure you can comprehend yet...So jealous and so weak dude, grab a tissue man lol.

I'm sorry you didn't come to this realization about pins and their designs first, I'm sure you would have been the big cheese in your town maybe even got to parade the donkey up and down main st. ALL DAY! lol

Indefectible - when you deconstruct something and don't have to worry about keeping track of the placement of the parts because it will all fit back together only one way.

lock this crap up!