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Lin can be a pinyin transcription of one of several Chinese surnames, with 林 (pinyin Lín) being overwhelmingly the most common. The literal meaning of this surname is "forest". A rare Chinese surname which is also transcribed Lin is 藺 (pinyin Lìn).
Famous people surnamed 林:
- Lin Biao, CCP leader
- Lin Sang, athlete
- Lin Sen, Republic of China leader
- Lin Yang-kang, Republic of China politician
- Lin Yutang, writer
- Lin Zexu, 19th century official and diplomat
- Maya Lin, artist and architect
LIN also stands for Local Interconnect Network, which is a bus protocol for computer communications.
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