Spin

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Spin or spinning may refer to:

In entertainment

• Spin, a 2004 novel about near-future politics by Martin Sixsmith
• Spin (novel), a 2005 novel by Robert Charles Wilson
• Spin (1995 film), documentary film of politicians' and television journalists' behind-the-scenes conversations
• Spin (2003 film), directed by James Redford
• Spin (2007 film), directed by Henry Pincus
• Spin, a 2010 short film by Max Hattler
• Spin (TV series), a French political drama series from 2012, originally titled Les Hommes de l'ombre
• "Spin" (Charlie Jade), an episode of the television series Charlie Jade
• "Spin" (House), a 2005 episode of the television series House
• Spin City, an American sitcom television series
• Spin, an animated speaking globe on Really Wild Animals

In music and dance

• "Spin", a song by Taking Back Sunday from their 2006 album Louder Now
• Spin (b-boy move), a b-boying move that involves rotation of the breaker's body about some axis in contact with the ground
• Spin (band), a band from the Maltese Islands
• SPiN (band), an American rock band
• Spin (Darren Hayes album), the first solo album by Darren Hayes, released in 2002
• Spin (Eric Roche album), a 2001 album by Eric Roche
• "Spin" (Lifehouse song), a song by Lifehouse from their 2002 album Stanley Climbfall
• Spin (magazine), an American music magazine published by Bob Guccione Jr.
• "Spinnin'", a song by Soul Asylum from their 1990 album And the Horse They Rode In On
• "Spinning", describes a hip hop style disc jockey, at work playing records
• "Spinning", a song by Jack's Mannequin from their 2008 album The Glass Passenger
• "Spinning", a song by Christopher Cross from his 1979 album Christopher Cross
• "Spinning", a song by Transatlantic from their 2009 album The Whirlwind
• Spinning Around, a song by Kylie Minogue from her 2000 album Light Years
• Spin (radio), a single play of a song
• Spin (Scullion album), a 1985 studio album by Irish band Scullion
• "Spin" (Trey Anastasio song), a song by Trey Anastasio from his 2005 album Shine

In mathematics, science and technology

(In alphabetical order)

• Electron magnetic moment, the magnetic moment of an electron caused by its intrinsic property of spin
• Fokker Spin, an aeroplane built by Anthony Fokker
• Metal spinning, the process of forming metal over a mandrel while rotating on a lathe
• Rotation or spin, a movement of an object in a circular motion
• Social Phobia Inventory, abbreviated as SPIN, a psychological test of social anxiety disorder
• Spin (aerodynamics), autorotation of an aerodynamically stalled aeroplane
• SPIN bibliographic database, an indexing and abstracting service focusing on physics research
• Spin group, in mathematics, a particular double cover of the special orthogonal group SO(n)
• Spin (physics) or particle spin, a fundamental property of elementary particles
• Spin tensor, a tensor quantity for describing spinning motion in special relativity and general relativity,
• Spinning (textiles), the creation of yarn or thread by twisting fibers together
• Spinning (polymers), a process for creating polymer fibres

In computing

• Article spinning, the SEO (search engine optimization) approach of using equivalent phrases to rewrite articles
• Busy spin, a technique in which a process continually checks whether a condition is true
• SPIN model checker, a tool for formal verification of distributed software systems
• SPIN (operating system), a Mach-like OS written in Modula-3
• Spin (programming language), a high-level programming language
• SPIN (software process), a Software Process Improvement Network

In telecommunications

• SPIN (cable system), South Pacific Island Network

In sports

In cricket

• Spin bowling, a type of bowling technique in cricket
  • Finger spin, a type of bowling in the sport of cricket
  • Left-arm orthodox spin, a type of bowling in the sport of cricket
  • Left-arm unorthodox spin, a type of bowling in the sport of cricket using the hand wrist
  • Leg spin, a type of spin bowling in the sport of cricket
  • Wrist spin, a type of bowling in the sport of cricket

In skating

• Figure skating spins, a number of different skating moves
  • Sit spin, a basic figure skating spin
  • Upright spin, a basic figure skating spin, with an extended skating leg which is not a camel position; two popular variations of the upright spin are:
    • Biellmann spin, an upright figure skating spin in which the skater executes a one-foot spin while holding the other foot extended over and behind the head, forming a teardrop shape with the body
    • Layback spin, an upright figure skating spin in which the head and shoulders are dropped backwards and the back arched downwards toward the ice

Other

• Indoor cycling or spinning, a form of high-intensity exercise using a stationary exercise bicycle
• Poi spinning, a form of juggling
• "Spinning", angling technique using a fishing lure (UK- Spinner/US-Spinnerbait) designed to spin in the water whilst being retrieved, to attract predators.

Vehicles

• Chevrolet Spin, a mini multi-purpose vehicle
• Wheelspin, spinning the wheels of a vehicle in place

Other uses

• Pen spinning, the art of spinning pens using one's fingers
• Road agent's spin or "Curly Bill spin", a gunfighting maneuver utilized as a ruse when forced to surrender a side arm to an unfriendly party
• Spin (public relations), a heavily biased portrayal of an event or situation
• Spinning (IPO), a form of financial bribery used by brokerages to gain corporate business
• Spins, a state of dizziness and disorientation due to intoxication ("the spins")
• Sufi spinning, a twirling meditation (a religious practice in which worshippers spin in circles)

See also

• Flat spin (disambiguation)
• Twirling