Use of the BIN +. The Bank Identification Number (BIN) is a term from the credit card industry. It refers to a six-digit number that is assigned to banks for electronic routing of transactions. Credit/debit cards that are involved in banking transactions contain a BIN on magnetic stripe.
Definition of scintillation. 1 :  an act or instance of scintillating; especially : rapid changes in the brightness of a celestial body. 2a : a spark or flash emitted in scintillatingb : a flash of light produced in a phosphor by an ionizing event.
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