Churn may refer to:
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Churn drill
The churn drill is a large drilling machine that bores large diameter holes in the ground. In mining, they were used to drill into the soft carbonate rocks of lead and zinc hosted regions to extract bulk samples of the ore. Churn drills are also ca ...
, large-diameter drilling machine large holes appropriate for holes in the ground
Dairy-product terms
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Butter churn, device for churning butter
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Churning (butter)
Churning is the process of shaking up cream or whole milk to make butter, usually using a butter churn. In Europe from the Middle Ages until the Industrial Revolution, a churn was usually as simple as a barrel with a plunger in it, moved by ...
, the process of creating butter out of milk or cream
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Milk churn
A milk churn is a tall, conical or cylindrical container for the transportation of milk. It is sometimes referred to as a milk can.
History
The usage of the word 'churn' was retained for describing these containers, although they were not thems ...
, container for
milk transportation
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Chuck Churn
Clarence Nottingham "Chuck" Churn (February 1, 1930 – October 21, 2017) was an American professional baseball player. The native of Bridgetown, Virginia, was a relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who appeared in 25 games for the Pittsburgh ...
(born 1930), Major League Baseball pitcher in 1957–1959
Geography
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Devils Churn, Pacific inlet in Lincoln County, Oregon, U.S.
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River Churn
The River Churn is a tributary of the River Thames in central England. It rises at Seven Springs in Gloucestershire and flows south for approximately to meet the Thames at Cricklade in Wiltshire. Its length from its source to the confluence wi ...
, river running through Gloucestershire
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Churn railway station (inactive)
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Churn Creek
Churn Creek is a tributary of the Fraser River in the Canadian province of British Columbia.
Course
Churn Creek flows generally north before turning northeast on its final leg through grasslands, joining the Fraser River just south of the headquar ...
** Churn Creek Provincial Park, in
Churn Creek Protected Area
The Churn Creek Protected Area is a provincial protected area in British Columbia, Canada. It is a mix of dryland canyon and steppe and adjoining rangeland flanking the canyon of Churn Creek and that stream's confluence with the Fraser River at ...
Music
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''Churn'' (Shihad album), 1993
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''Churn'' (Seven Mary Three album), 1994
Business
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Product churning, a business practice whereby more of the product is sold than is beneficial to the consumer
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Churning (stock trade), the excessive buying and selling of a client's stocks by a trader to generate large commission fees
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Churn rate
Churn rate (sometimes called attrition rate), in its broadest sense, is a measure of the number of individuals or items moving out of a collective group over a specific period. It is one of two primary factors that determine the steady-state level ...
, a measure of the number of individuals or items moving into or out of a collective over a specific period of time.
Technology
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Churning (cipher) Churning is an encryption function used to scramble downstream user data of the ATM passive optical network system defined by the ITU G.983.1 standard.
The standard states that churning "offers a low level of protection for data confidentiality". ...
, an encryption function used in the ITU G.983.1 standard.
Other
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Manthan, an Indian word meaning churn
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