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, a particular double cover of the special orthogonal group SO(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

Businesses

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

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, an 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
 * Sufi spinning, a twirling meditation