# Spin

Spin or spinning most often refers to:
* Spin (physics) or particle spin, a fundamental property of elementary particles
* Spin quantum number, a number which defines the value of a particle's spin
* Spinning (textiles), the creation of yarn or thread by twisting fibers together, traditionally by hand spinning
* Spin (geometry), the rotation of an object around an internal axis
* Spin (propaganda), an intentionally biased portrayal of something
Spin, spinning or spinnin may also refer to:

## Physics and mathematics

* Spin group, Spin(n), a particular double cover of the special orthogonal group SO(n)
** the corresponding spin algebra, ${\mathfrak {spin}}(n)$
* Spin tensor, a tensor quantity for describing spinning motion in special relativity and general relativity
* Spin (aerodynamics), autorotation of an aerodynamically stalled aeroplane
* SPIN bibliographic database, an indexing and abstracting service focusing on physics research

## Textile arts

* Spinning (polymers), a process for creating polymer fibres
** Hand spinning, textile art to create yarn by hand

## Sports

* Spin imparted on a ball in sports such as;
** Cue sports
** Pickleball
** Table tennis
** Tennis
* Indoor cycling, often called spinning, a form of exercise
** Spinning (cycling), an indoor cycling brand
* Spinning (motorsport), a South African motorsport
* Figure skating spins, a number of different skating moves
* Poi spinning, a form of juggling
* Spin bowling, a type of bowling technique in cricket
* Spin fishing
* Pen spinning
* Spinning, a vertical-axis style of delivery in ten-pin bowling

## Technology

* Metal spinning, the process of forming metal over a mandrel while rotating on a lathe
* Chevrolet Spin, a mini multi-purpose vehicle
* Fokker Spin, an aeroplane built by Anthony Fokker

## Computing

* SPIN model checker, Gerard Holzmann's 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
* Busy waiting or spinning

## Books and publications

* Spin (magazine), an American music website and former print magazine, 1985–present
* Spin (novel), a 2005 novel by Robert Charles Wilson
* Spinning (comics), a 2017 graphic novel memoir by Tillie Walden
* Spin, a 2004 novel by Martin Sixsmith
* Spin (DC Comics), a fictional villain from DC Comics

## Businesses

* SPIN (cable system) or South Pacific Island Network
* Spin (company), an American scooter-sharing system
* SPiN, a chain of table tennis lounges

## Film and TV
### Films

* Spin (1995 film), a documentary film
* Spin (2003 film), a film by James Redford
* Spin, a 2010 short film by Max Hattler
* Spin (2015 film), a short film directed by Noah Workman and written by Wilson Cleveland
* Spin (2021 film), a film starring Avantika Vandanapu and directed by Manjari Makijany

### Television

* Spin (TV series) or Les Hommes de l'ombre, a 2012 French political drama series
* "Spin" (Charlie Jade), a 2005 episode of the science fiction television program Charlie Jade
* "Spin" (House), a 2005 episode of the American medical drama television series House
* Spin, an anthropomorphic globe character that narrates the Really Wild Animals television series, 1993–1996
* Spin City, a 1996–2002 American sitcom television
* Miles Morales, also known as Spin in the 2021 television series Spidey and His Amazing Friends

## Music

* Spin (radio), a single play of a song
* Spinnin' Records, a Dutch electronic music label

### Groups

* SPiN (band), an American alternative rock / power pop band
* Sp!n, a British rock band
* Spin, a Dutch funk band, an offshoot of Ekseption

### Albums

* Spin (Darren Hayes album), 2002
* Spin (Tigers Jaw album), 2017
* Spin, a 1976 album by Spin, an offshoot band of Ekseption
* Spin, a 1985 album by Scullion
* Spin, a 2001 album by Eric Roche
* The Spin, a 1989 album by Yellowjackets

### Songs

* "Spin" (song), a 2002 song by Lifehouse
* "Spin", a song by Trey Anastasio from the album Shine, 2005
* "Spin", a song by Taking Back Sunday from the album Louder Now, 2006
* "Spinning" (song), a 2021 song by No Rome, Charli XCX and the 1975
* "Spinning", a song by Christopher Cross and Valerie Carter from the album Christopher Cross, 1979
* "Spinning", a song by Jack's Mannequin from the album The Glass Passenger, 2008
* "Spinning", a song by Transatlantic from the album The Whirlwind, 2009
* "Spinnin'", a song by Soul Asylum from the album And the Horse They Rode In On, 1990

## Other uses

* Spin (b-boy move)
* 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")
* Social Phobia Inventory or SPIN, a psychological test of social anxiety disorder
* Article spinning, a SEO approach of using equivalent phrases to rewrite articles
* 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
* Wheelspin, spinning the wheels of a vehicle in place
* Spinnerbait, a type of fishing lure
* Sufi spinning, a twirling meditation