Fan commonly refers to:
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Fan (machine), a machine for producing airflow, often used for cooling
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Hand fan, an implement held and waved by hand to move air for cooling
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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
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"Fan" (Pascal Obispo song), 2003
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Fan (Offset song), 2023
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Fans (album), a 1984 album by Malcolm McLaren
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"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 (2007 film), a Uruguayan drama film
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Fan (2016 film), an Indian Hindi film
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Fan, a character in the video game Yie Ar Kung-Fu
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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
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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
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Fan (order), a class of preorderings on a field
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FAN algorithm, an algorithm for automatic test pattern generation
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Fan triangulation, a fast method to decompose a convex polygon in triangles
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.fan filename extension for the Fantom (programming language)
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File area network, a method for file sharing over a network
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Triangle fan, a data structure to describe polygons in computer graphics
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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
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Fan (surname) (Chinese character: 范, pinyin: Fàn), a common Chinese surname
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Fan Clan, a prominent clan with the above surname during the Spring and Autumn period of China
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Fán (surname) (Chinese character: 樊, pinyin: Fán), a common Chinese surname
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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
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Fan, Albania, municipality in Albania
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Fan County, in Henan, China
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Fan district, historic district in Richmond, Virginia
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Fanling station, Hong Kong; MTR station code FAN
Technology
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Future Air Navigation System, or FAN, an air traffic control scheme
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Turbofan, a type of jet engine
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Winnowing fan, device for winnowing grain
Weapons
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Japanese war fan, an object used in Japanese feudal warfare, also used in martial arts
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Korean fighting fan, an object used in Korean martial arts
Other uses
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Armed Forces of the North, a Chadian rebel army (French: Forces Armées du Nord)
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Fan (cards), to spread playing cards fanwise
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Fan (Daoism), 反 philosophical concept of "return; reverse; repeat"
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Fang language, ISO 639-2 code
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Nicaraguan Air Force (Spanish: Fuerza Aérea Nicaragüense)
See also
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The Fan (disambiguation)
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Fandom (disambiguation)
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Fanfan (disambiguation)
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Fanning (disambiguation)
