Fan or FANS may refer to the following:

in biology,

• Sea fan, a marine animal of the Cnidarian phylum
• Free Amino Nitrogen, in brewing, amino acids available for yeast metabolism

in computing,

• File Area Network, a method of implementing NAS.
• Fan, a programming language.
• Triangle fan, a data structure to describe polygons in computer graphics.

in entertainment,

• The Fan (film) is the title of three films
• Fans (song), a track of the Kings of Leon album Because of the Times.
• Fans (webcomic), a webcomic by T Campbell

in geography,

• Fan district, a historic district in Richmond, Virginia
• Fanling Station, Hong Kong; MTR station code FAN
• Fan River, a river in Albania
• Fan, Albania, a municipality in Albania

in technology,

• Fan (implement), a hand-held implement designed to move air
• Fan (mechanical), a mechanical device such as an oscillating fan, ceiling fan, blowers, etc.
• Centrifugal fan, a mechanical device that accelerates air using centrifugal force
• Ceiling fan, also available as a floor verity in tropical countries
• Computer fan, also found in a larger form in applications like radio transmitters
• Future Air Navigation System (or FANS), an air traffic control scheme also known as CNS/ATM

in other uses,

• Fan (geometry), the set of all planes through a given line
• Fan (surname) (Chinese character: ?, pinyin: Fàn), a common Chinese surname
• Fan (person), a fanatical enthusiast
• Fluoride Action Network, a group that campaigns against fluoridation
• Japanese war fan, an object used in Japanese feudal warfare, also used in martial arts

See also

• The Fan

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