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
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Music
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"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
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Fan (film), a 2016 Indian Hindi film
Fan, a character in the video game Yie Ar Kung-Fu
Fan, a character in the novella A Christmas Carol
Biology
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Future Air Navigation System, or FAN, an air traffic control scheme
Turbofan, a type of jet engine
Winnowing fan, device for winnowing grainFan 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
edit

Music
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• "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
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• Fan (film), a 2016 Indian Hindi film
• Fan, a character in the video game Yie Ar Kung-Fu
• Fan, a character in the novella A Christmas Carol

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