Fan
Encyclopedia
Technology
- Mechanical fan, a machine for producing airflow, often for cooling
- Computer fanComputer fanA computer fan is any fan inside, or attached to, a computer case used for cooling purposes, and may refer to fans that draw cooler air into the case from the outside, expel warm air from inside, or move air across a heatsink to cool a particular component...
(or CPU Fan), a machine for cooling off the electronics contained within a computer
- Computer fan
- Hand fan, an implement held and waved by hand to move air
- Future Air Navigation SystemFuture Air Navigation SystemThe Future Air Navigation System is an avionics system which providesdirect data link communication between the pilot and the Air Traffic Controller. The communications include air traffic control clearances, pilot requests and position reporting...
(or FANS), an air traffic control scheme also known as CNS/ATM
Entertainment
- Fan (person)Fan (person)A Fan, sometimes also called aficionado or supporter, is a person with a liking and enthusiasm for something, such as a band or a sports team. Fans of a particular thing or person constitute its fanbase or fandom...
, fanatical enthusiast or supporter - A person involved in science fiction fandomScience fiction fandomScience fiction fandom or SF fandom is a community or "fandom" of people actively interested in science fiction and fantasy and in contact with one another based upon that interest...
- "Fan" (song)Fan (song)"Fan" is a 2003 song recorded by French singer and composer Pascal Obispo. Written by Lionel Florence who had previously worked for many notable artists, the song is a tribute to great artists, particularly Michel Polnareff...
, by Pascal Obispo - "Fans" (song)Fans (song)"Fans" is a song by American rock band Kings of Leon. It is the second single released from their 2007 album, Because of the Times, and the ninth track on the album...
,a 2007 album track on Because of the Times by the Kings of Leon - Fans (album), a 1984 album by Malcolm McLaren
- La Belle LucieLa Belle LucieLa Belle Lucie is a Patience game where the object is to build the cards into the foundations.All cards are visible from the start, but this does not imply that this game is solvable with strategy. The default rule is very hard to win. The majority of games cannot be solved...
, a solitaire card game also known as The Fan - Fan, an opponent in the video game Yie Ar Kung-Fu
- Fan, an ident for BBC Choice, used from 1998 to 2003
Computing
- File area network, method for file sharing over a network
- Fantom (programming language)
- Triangle fanTriangle fanframe|Set of connected triangles described by vertices A through F.A triangle fan is a primitive in 3D computer graphics that saves on storage and processing time. It describes a set of connected triangles that share one central vertex...
, a data structure to describe polygons in computer graphics
Geology
One of several types of fan-shaped deposits of sediment caused by the flow of streams or glacial melt:- Outwash fanOutwash fanAn outwash fan is a fan-shaped body of sediments deposited by braided streams from a melting glacier. Sediment locked within the ice of the glacier, gets transported by the streams of meltwater, and deposits on the outwash plain, at the terminus of the glacier...
- Alluvial fanAlluvial fanAn alluvial fan is a fan-shaped deposit formed where a fast flowing stream flattens, slows, and spreads typically at the exit of a canyon onto a flatter plain. A convergence of neighboring alluvial fans into a single apron of deposits against a slope is called a bajada, or compound alluvial...
- SandurSandurA sandur is a glacial outwash plain formed of sediments deposited by meltwater at the terminus of a glacier.- Formation :Sandar are found in glaciated areas, such as Svalbard, Kerguelen Islands, and Iceland...
Places
- Fan, AlbaniaFan, AlbaniaFan is a municipality in the Mirditë District, Lezhë County, northwestern Albania....
, municipality in Albania - Fan (river), river in Albania
- Fan CountyFan CountyFan County falls under the jurisdiction of Puyang, Henan Province....
, in Henan, China - Fan districtFan districtThe Fan is a district of Richmond, Virginia, so named because of the "fan" shape of the array of streets that extend west from Belvidere Street, on the eastern edge of Monroe Park, westward to the Boulevard....
, historic district in Richmond, Virginia - Fanling StationFanling StationFanling Station is a station on Hong Kong's East Rail Line. It is next to Fanling Town Centre, and is only a short walk away from Fung Ying Seen Koon, a well-known Taoist temple. The Fanling Highway was built from 1983 to 1987 directly adjacent to the station...
, Hong Kong; MTR station code FAN
Biology
- Sea fanSea fanA gorgonian, also known as sea whip or sea fan, is an order of sessile colonial cnidarian found throughout the oceans of the world, especially in the tropics and subtropics. Gorgonians are similar to the sea pen, another soft coral. Individual tiny polyps form colonies that are normally erect,...
, a marine animal of the Cnidarian phylum - Free Amino NitrogenFree Amino NitrogenIn brewing, free amino nitrogen is a measure of the concentration of individual wort amino acids and small peptides which can be utilised by yeast for cell growth and proliferation. For vigorous fermentation, a sufficient quantity of FAN must be present in the wort...
, in brewing, amino acids available for yeast metabolism
Other uses
- Fan (geometry), the set of all planes through a given line
- Fan (surname)Fan (surname)Fan is a transliteration for some Chinese family names, of which the most common ones are 范 and 樊 .-Origin and branch of Fàn :*The Fan trace their origin to the Yao, a legendary Chinese ruler who lived from 2358 - 2258 BCE. Until the Zhou Dynasty 1122–256 BCE they are grouped with the Du clan...
(Chinese character: 范, pinyin: Fàn), a common Chinese surname - Fluoride Action NetworkFluoride Action NetworkThe Fluoride Action Network is an U.S. registered tax-deductible non-profit organization dedicated to raising awareness of the health effects of fluoride ingestion , which it believes are problematic due to fluoride's alleged toxicity. It was founded in May 2000 and is based in Canton, New York,...
, a group that campaigns against fluoridation - Japanese war fanJapanese war fanA war fan is a fan designed for use in warfare. Several types of war fans were used by the samurai class of feudal Japan.-Description:War fans varied in size, materials, shape and use. One of the most significant uses was as a signalling device...
, an object used in Japanese feudal warfare, also used in martial arts - The ISO 639-2 code of the Fang languageFang languageFang is the dominant Bantu language of Gabon and Equatorial Guinea. It is related to the Bulu and Ewondo languages of southern Cameroon. Fang is spoken in northern Gabon, southern Cameroon, and throughout Equatorial Guinea. Shakira used this language in her song, "Waka Waka .".There are many...