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D is for DIN
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DIN is the Deutsches Institut für Normung. Before there was the International Standards Organisation (ISO), each country had it's own standards. In the UK we had BSI - the British Standards Institute - with its kite mark. America had the American Standards Association (ASA), and Germany had the Deutsches Institut für Normung.
It is an organisation for setting standards.

The one most skiers care about is DIN ISO 8061: Alpine ski-bindings; selection of release torque values.

When skiers talk about their DINs, what they actually mean is the spring tension settings or their bindings, which should ensure they release at the appropriate time.

There are a variety of values which influence the DIN setting of ski bindings. These include: boot length, skier weight, skier height and skier ability.

Because the release settings of bindings has to do with skier health and safety, adjustments should only be carried out by trained professionals, as mistakes can be very dangerous.
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This snowHeads thread has lots of info and discussion on the subject.
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