The English abbreviation "IC" for "internal connection-do not use" (per RCA tube manuals) is very common on vacuum-tube data sheets.
The pin through the "button" base is a convenient place to support one of the internal bits of the tube, and that pin on the socket should not be used as a connection lug.
Unused pins where the socket pin may be used are abbreviated "NC-no connection".
What is the literal meaning of the abbreviation "iV" in German?