VIN number
Car's unique code
VIN number is a redundant phrase—VIN already stands for vehicle identification number—but it's how people actually talk: I need to get the VIN number off the dashboard.
The VIN is a unique seventeen-character code assigned to every motor vehicle, used for registration, insurance, and tracking history.
Like ATM machine and PIN number, the redundancy bothers some people but persists in everyday speech.
- vehicleMeans of transport
- registrationFormal recording of participation
- serialOccurring in ordered succession
- decodeConvert from cipher
- chassisStructural support base
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- redundant phrasesATM machine, LCD display, HIV virus, UPC code, DC current
- Vehicle Requirementslicense plate, registration sticker, driver license, proof of insurance, seat belt
- identificationfingerprint, ID, ID cards, photo ID, passports
- identifiersidentifier, title, rank, license, permit
- salvage yardjunkyard, salvage yard, scrap yard, wrecking yard, used parts
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