Tan
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Tan can mean several things:
- tan is shorthand in mathematics for the tangent trigonometric function.
- Tanning is the process of making leather from hides.
- Tan is ground oak bark used in tanning leather.
- Sun tanning is the browning of light-colored skin by exposure of the bare skin to sunshine.
- Tan is a Chinese family name 譚,谭,覃,談,郯,檀 (in Mandarin) or 陳 (in Hokkien, Teochew or Taisan). Tan can also be spelled as Tam (in Cantonese) or Hom (in Taisan). See also Amy Tan, Alan Tam, Tam Kung, Patrick Tam, Roman Tam et al.
- Tan is a character in the Fusion comic book.
- The acronym TAN standing for transaction number in electronic banking.
- The color tan.
- Tan, or Dān (聃), is the posthumous name of Lao Zi (Lao Tzu).
- TAN is also short for the Dutch Robot Wars machine Tough As Nails.
- Tan is a Japanese diminutive title