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Spin may refer to:

Rotation, rotating on an axis, spin around, spinning top, etc
Spin (physics), (or "particle spin") a fundamental property of elementary particles
Spin group, a particular double cover of the special orthogonal group SO(n)
Spin (flight), a special and often intense case of a stall
Spinning (textiles), the process of creating yarn from various raw fiber materials
Metal spinning, the process of forming metal over a mandrel while spinning around a lathe
Spin (ASIC design), when an ASIC or microprocessor is sent to be manufactured
SPINS, short for Special Instructions, a military term
SPIN (sales), a sales technique
Sufi whirling, a twirling meditation
Spin (public relations), a heavily biased portrayal of an event or situation
Spin (film), 1995 documentary film comprised of unfiltered satellite feeds, exposing politicians' behind the scenes conversations while off-air
Spin (novel), a book by Robert Charles Wilson
"Spin" (House episode), an episode of the television series House

In sports:

Spin bowling, in cricket
Spinning, a fishing technique
Spinning (cycling), form of exercise that involves using a stationary bicycle in a classroom setting
Poi (juggling), youth + circus skills
Spin (breakdance move), a dancing move
Figure-skating spin, a skating move

In computing:

Busy waiting (Spinning), a technique where a process continually checks whether a condition is true
SPIN model checker, a software tool
Secure Peered Internet
Single Page Inter-Networked Applications
Spin (programming language) a high level programming language
SPIN web browser for DOS
SPIN (operating system), an OS based on Mach which allows Modula-3 code to be linked into the kernel live[1]

In music:

Spin (album), the first solo album by Darren Hayes
Spin (Eric Roche album), the second acoustic album by Eric Roche
Spin (radio), a single play of a song
Spin (band), from the Maltese Islands
Spin (Portuguese band), from Portugal
Spin (magazine), a music magazine
"Spin", a song from the album Louder Now by alternative rock band Taking Back Sunday
"Spinnin'", a song from the album And the Horse They Rode in On by alternative rock band Soul Asylum

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