Fan

Fan commonly refers to:

Fan (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), 1984, 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 The Fan (1996 film), an American psychological thriller film by Tony Scott, starring Robert DeNiro and Wesley Snipes Fan (2007 film), a Uruguayan drama film Fan (2016 film), an Indian Hindi 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), 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)

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