Fan

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Fan commonly refers to:

  • Fan (machine), a machine for producing airflow, often used for cooling
  • Hand fan, an implement held and waved by hand to move air for cooling
  • Fan (person), short for fanatic; an enthusiast or supporter, especially with regard to entertainment

Fan, FAN or fans may also refer to:

Arts, entertainment, and media

Music

Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media

Biology

  • Free amino nitrogen, in brewing and winemaking, amino acids available for yeast metabolism
  • Sea fan
    , a marine animal of the cnidarian phylum

Computing and mathematics

  • Fan (geometry)
    , the set of all planes through a given line
  • Fan (order)
    , a class of preorderings on a field
  • FAN algorithm, an algorithm for automatic test pattern generation
  • Fan triangulation, a fast method to decompose a convex polygon in triangles
  • .fan filename extension for the Fantom (programming language)
  • File area network
    , a method for file sharing over a network
  • Triangle fan, a data structure to describe polygons in computer graphics
  • Fan, a type of polyhedral complex

Geology

One of several types of fan-shaped deposits of sediment caused by the flow of streams or glacial melt:

People

  • Fan (surname) (Chinese character: 范, pinyin: Fàn), a common Chinese surname
    • Fan Clan
      , a prominent clan with the above surname during the Spring and Autumn Period of China
  • Fán (surname) (Chinese character: 樊, pinyin: Fán), a common Chinese surname
  • Fan, the legendary descendant of the Yellow Emperor claimed as the progenitor of the Su clan in China

Places

  • Fan (river), river in Albania
  • Fan, Albania
    , municipality in Albania
  • Fan County, in Henan, China
  • Fan district
    , historic district in Richmond, Virginia
  • Fanling station, Hong Kong; MTR station code FAN

Technology

Weapons

Other uses

See also