The kulintang a tiniok is a type of Philippine metallophone with eight tuned knobbed metal plates strung together via string a top a wooden antangan (rack). Kulintang a tiniok is a Maguindanaon term meaning "kulintang with string," but they also could call them kulintang a putao, meaning "kulintang of metal."
In the context of Philippine music, the kulintang a tiniok refers to an eight-stringed metallophone with a rack and strings, also known as kulintang a putao, which means "metal kulintang."