pinhole

(Anglès)

Noun

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
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

To form one or more pinholes in.

Etimologia (Anglès)

From pin + hole.

Sinònims

blowhole

fumarole

perforation

pinprick

pore

prick

puncture

spiracle

sty

void

pinholing

stoma

blow hole

gas porosity

gas cavity

gas hole

chip pocket

needle hole

hordeolum stye