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{{Wiktionary|fan}}
'''Fan''' may refer to the following:
*[[Fan (person)]], someone who has an intense appreciation for something(s) or someone(s)
== Ventilation ==
A device to agitate or move air or other gas
The human powered [[Fan (implement)]] is a hand-held implement used by waving it back and forth.
Motor powered [[Fan (mechanical)|Fan]]s: mechanical fans such as oscillating fans, ceiling fans, blowers, etc.
* [[Centrifugal fan]]
* [[Ceiling fan]], also available as a floor verity in tropical countries
* [[Computer fan]], also found in a larger form in applications like radio transmitters
* [[Engine fan]] - used to cool the engine's coolant when the car is stationary or moving slowly
== Misc ==
*[[Triangle fan]], a data structure to describe polygons in computer graphics
*[[Japanese war fan]], an object used in Japanese feudal warfare, also used in martial arts
*'''Card fan''' or [[flourish]],, a display of cards in a manner that looks like folding fan
== Names & Place Names ==
*[[Fan (surname)]] (Chinese character: 范, pinyin: Fàn), a common Chinese surname, e.g. "Fan Yang"
*fan (分), or [[candareen]], a Chinese weight unit for 10 cash
*''Fan'', a [[Swedish language|Swedish]] profanity roughly translated as ''devil''
*'''The Fan''' or [[Fan district]] is a historic district in Richmond, Virginia
*[[The Fan (film)|''The Fan'' (film)]] is the title of three films
*'''The Fan''' is another name for the [[La Belle Lucie]] solitaire game
== Biology ==
*[[Sea fan]], a marine animal of the Cnidarian phylum
== Geology ==
*[[Alluvial fan]], a fan-shaped deposit formed where a fast flowing stream flattens, slows, and spreads onto a flatter plain
== '''Fans''' may refer to ==
* [[Fans (song)|"Fans" (song)]], a track of the Kings of Leon album ''Because of the Times''.
* [[Fans (webcomic)|''Fans'' (webcomic)]], a webcomic by T Campbell
* [[Future Air Navigation System]] or '''FANS''' is an air traffic control scheme from ICAO also known as CNS/ATM
== '''FAN''' as an [[acronym]] can also mean ==
*[[File Area Network]]
*''Fuerza Armada Nacional'', [[Spanish language|Spanish]] for National Armed Forces, the military of Venezuela
*''Forces Armées du Nord'', [[French language|French]] for Armed Forces of the North, a Chadian rebel army active during the Chadian Civil War
*[[Free Amino Nitrogen]], in brewing, amino acids available for yeast metabolism
==See also==
* [[Fandom]]
* [[The Fan]]
* [[Fan death]]
* [[wikt:fan coil|Fan coil]]
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