[ELI5] Why we can just skip the PIN when using our cards?

Question

You know when it gets to the PIN screen, sometimes it’ll say, “Press cancel/enter to continue” and you can just… bypass the PIN. Doesn’t that just defeat the purpose of the PIN?

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Answer 1

I’ve never been asked for a pin for a credit card. What is OP asking??

Is this a European thing?