Answers.Body: <p>The LEGO Pick A Brick store lists them as <strong>connector pegs</strong> (or, more simply, <strong>pegs</strong>) although they are more commonly known as <strong>pins</strong> in the fan community<sup>1</sup>.</p>
  
  <p>The black ones have added friction for holding things together, while the light gray and beige ones are smoother and allow pieces to rotate, for example tires or beams.</p>
  
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  <p><sup>1</sup> <a href="http://www.bricklink.com/catalogList.asp?catType=P&amp;catString=139" rel="noreferrer">BrickLink</a>, <a href="http://www.peeron.com/inv/parts/4459" rel="noreferrer">Peeron</a></p>
  
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Answers.Text: I can't bring myself to edit this, so I'll just critique. I have more often seen those refered to as "pins" than "pegs". Just a suggestion.
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Answers.Text: LDraw uses "pin" consistently, which is why it's more used by fans, but LEGO does indeed call them pegs (with less consistency, considering the 1 1/2 is a "bush")
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Answers.Text: @Joubarc: Ah, I was wondering where the term "pin" came from.
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Answers.Text: At the time LDraw was started, internal LEGO names weren't publicly available, so James Jessiman had to start from scratch. I feel that he, and the ones who continued to expand LDraw after him, have done a way better job than LEGO; but on the other hand LEGO had no real reason to use an English-coherent naming scheme.
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Body: <p><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/QN3W6.jpg" alt="A pile of &quot;Zapfen&quot; pieces."></p>
  
  <p>What are these pieces called in English? Google translator doesn't help in this case...</p>
  
Tags: <technic><part-identification>
Title: What are these Technic "Zapfen" ("stoppers") called in English?
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ThreadText: # What are these Technic "Zapfen" ("stoppers") called in English?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2011-10-25)
  
  ![A pile of "Zapfen" pieces.](https://i.sstatic.net/QN3W6.jpg)
  
  What are these pieces called in English? Google translator doesn't help in this case...
  
  **Tags:** technic, part-identification
  
  
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  ### Answer by username_1 on 2011-10-25. Score: 24 | Accepted answer
  
  The LEGO Pick A Brick store lists them as **connector pegs** (or, more simply, **pegs**) although they are more commonly known as **pins** in the fan community1.
  
  The black ones have added friction for holding things together, while the light gray and beige ones are smoother and allow pieces to rotate, for example tires or beams.
  
  ![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/PdpKC.png)
  
  1 [BrickLink](http://www.bricklink.com/catalogList.asp?catType=P&catString=139), [Peeron](http://www.peeron.com/inv/parts/4459)
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_2**: I can't bring myself to edit this, so I'll just critique. I have more often seen those refered to as "pins" than "pegs". Just a suggestion.  
  > **username_3**: LDraw uses "pin" consistently, which is why it's more used by fans, but LEGO does indeed call them pegs (with less consistency, considering the 1 1/2 is a "bush")  
  > **username_1**: @username_3: Ah, I was wondering where the term "pin" came from.  
  > **username_3**: At the time LDraw was started, internal LEGO names weren't publicly available, so James Jessiman had to start from scratch. I feel that he, and the ones who continued to expand LDraw after him, have done a way better job than LEGO; but on the other hand LEGO had no real reason to use an English-coherent naming scheme.  
  
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