What are DIN size panel cut-outs?

blog.lesman.com/2012/08/09/what-are-din-size-panel-cut-outs/
Years ago, instrument manufacturers adopted the
DIN standard for panel mounted instruments,
with standardized panel cutout dimensions for
controllers, recorders, and other boxed mechanical
devices.
And while the cut-outs are a standard size, the
area occupied by the instruments bezel, its
footprint, is not. Some bezels extend quite far
beyond the cut-out, others barely extend beyond
the cutout.
So, you need to pay attention to both the cutout
and bezel specs when youre planning a first-time
install or a replacement upgrade. A designer who
lays out a panel needs to be aware of how close one panel mounted instrument can be to another.
The chart below shows the sizes, which are verbally referred to by their fractional titles, like quarter
DIN or eighth DIN.
The rectangular size, 1/8 DIN, is common in both
vertical or horizontal installations, the 1/32 DIN size
is most commonly found as a horizontal panel
cutout.
By the way, the acronym DIN stands for
Deutsches Institut fr Normung, or German
Institute for Standardization. (Doesnt change
anything, but I thought you might like to know
where it came from.)