In plain English
Pinning gives a file a fixed place in the list of recently used files. It marks the file to stay listed instead of being pushed out when newer files appear.
In context
Here, “pin to recent” labels the action of marking a file so it stays in the recent-files list even as newer files are added.
- Situation
- Creating, saving, sharing, versioning, and restoring files
- What it communicates
- labels the action for keeping a file fixed in the recent list.
Meaning limits
By itself, the term says only that the file is kept in the recent list, not that the file itself is changed.
Examples
“She pinned the budget file to Recent, so it stayed in the list after newer files were opened.”
“If that report keeps dropping off the list, pin it to Recent.”