Fan

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

"Fan" (Pascal Obispo song), 2003
Fan (Offset song), 2023
Fans (album), a 1984 album by Malcolm McLaren
"Fans" (song), a 2007 album track on Because of the Times by the Kings of Leon

Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media

Fan (2016 film), an Indian Hindi film
Fan (2007 film), a Uruguayan drama film
Fan, a character in the video game Yie Ar Kung-Fu
Fan, a character in the novella A Christmas Carol

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:

Abyssal fan, underwater geological structures linked with large-scale sediment deposition.
Alluvial fan
Outwash plain

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

Future Air Navigation System, or FAN, an air traffic control scheme
Turbofan, a type of jet engine
Winnowing fan, device for winnowing grain

Weapons

Japanese war fan, an object used in Japanese feudal warfare, also used in martial arts
Korean fighting fan, an object used in Korean martial arts

Other uses

Armed Forces of the North, a Chadian rebel army (French: Forces Armées du Nord)
Fan (cards), to spread playing cards fanwise
Fan (Daoism), 反 philosophical concept of "return; reverse; repeat"
Fang language, ISO 639-2 code
Nicaraguan Air Force (Spanish: Fuerza Aérea Nicaragüense)

TV Channels

Fan [ru] - russian TV channel

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