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1. SPIN
   [software process] A Software Process Improvement Network (SPIN) is an organization of professionals who are interested in software and systems process improvement. There are currently 114 SPINs worldwide in their individual geographical areas. Ref: Each SPIN is a completely independent orga...
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2. spin
   Equivalent to buzz. More common among C and Unix programmers. [Jargon File]
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3. Spin
   [House] "Spin" is the sixth episode of the second season of House, which premiered on the Fox network on November 15, 2005. ==Plot== A famous cyclist named Jeff (played by Kristoffer Polaha) who wants to race in the Tour de France is brought to House`s clinic after collapsing during a race a...
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4. Spin
   [novel] Spin is a science fiction novel by author Robert Charles Wilson. It was published in 2005 and won the Hugo Award for Best Novel in 2006. It is the first book in the Spin trilogy, with Axis (the second) published in 2007 and Vortex published in July 2011. ==Plot== Set in the near futu...
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5. Spin
   [1995 film] Spin is a 1995 documentary film by Brian Springer composed of raw satellite feeds exposing politicians` pre-appearance planning. It covers, not only the United States presidential primaries, 1992 and presidential election, but also the LA riots as well as the Operation Rescue abo...
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6. Spin
   [b-boy move] A spin is a b-boying move that involves rotation of the breaker`s body about some axis in contact with the ground. It is possible to perform a spin on virtually any part of the body, but bare skin often causes painful and spin-killing friction with the floor. To solve this probl...
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7. Spin
   [Trey Anastasio song] "Spin" is the tenth track of Shine, the 2005 release Trey Anastasio, although the song is credited to both Trey Anastasio and Brendan O`Brien. It was recorded in mid-2005 at the Southern Tracks Recording Studio in Atlanta, GA. It was debuted live on August 4, 2005 at th...
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8. Spin
   [Darren Hayes album] Spin is the first solo album released by ex-Savage Garden member Darren Hayes. The album was mixed by Chris Lord-Alge and produced by Walter Afanasieff. It was released in Australia in March 2002 and reached the rest of the world later that year. The album has sold over ...
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9. Spin
   Used to describe the angular momentum of the nucleus.
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10. Spin
    Intrinsic angular momentum.
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11. Spin
    The attempt to manipulate the depiction of news or events in the media through artful public relations - often used with derogatory connotations.
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12. Spin
    The attempt to place a favourable interpretation on an event so that people or the media will interpret it in that way. Those performing this act are known as spin doctors.
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13. spin
    [n] - a swift whirling motion (usually of a missile) 2. [n] - the act of rotating rapidly 3. [v] - stream in jets, of liquids 4. [v] - revolve quickly and repeatedly around one`s own axis 5. [v] - make up a story, as in`spin a yarn` 6. [v] - form a web by making a thread, ...
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14. spin
    Electrons have an intrinsic angular momentum that is similar to what would be observed if they were spinning. Electron spin is sometimes called a 'twoness' property because it can have two values, referred to as 'spin up' and 'spin down'. Nuclei can have spins of their own.
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15. Spin
    The spin of an electron is designated by ms, the electron spin quantum number, which can have values of +1/2 and -1/2.In the presence of an external magnetic field an electron in an orbital can have one of two possible energy states, which depend on wheth
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16. Spin
    The rotationary movement of an aeroplane around its lateral axis, either in descent or, with extreme power, for a short period in a climb. A spin is usually entered purposely by putting on full upward elevator and full rudder at the same time, or, involuntarily, after a stall when one wing drops. So...
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17. spin
    a continuous spiral descent in which the mean angle of attack exceeds the angle of stall Category: Transport
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18. Spin
    Spin transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Spun (Archaic imperfect Span ); present participle & verbal noun Spinning .] [ Anglo-Saxon spinnan
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19. Spin
    Spin intransitive verb 1. To practice spinning; to work at drawing and twisting threads; to make yarn or thread from fiber; as, the woman knows how to spin ; a machine or jenny spins with great exactness. « They neither know ...
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20. Spin
    Spin noun 1. The act of spinning; as, the spin of a top; a spin a bicycle. [ Colloq.] 2. (Kinematics) Velocity of rotation about some specified axis.
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21. spin
    1. To practice spinning; to work at drawing and twisting threads; to make yarn or thread from fibre; as, the woman knows how to spin; a machine or jenny spins with great exactness. 'They neither know to spin, nor care to toll.' (Prior) ... 2. To move round rapidly; to whirl; to revolve, as a top or ...
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22. spin
    twirl noun the act of rotating rapidly; `he gave the crank a spin`; `it broke off after much twisting`
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23. spin
    noun a swift whirling motion (usually of a missile)
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24. spin
    verb revolve quickly and repeatedly around one`s own axis; `The dervishes whirl around and around without getting dizzy`
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25. Spin
    • (v. i.) To move round rapidly; to whirl; to revolve, as a top or a spindle, about its axis. • (v. t.) To shape, as malleable sheet metal, into a hollow form, by bending or buckling it by pressing against it with a smooth hand tool or roller while the metal revolves, as in a lathe. •...
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