Span may refer to:

Science, technology and engineering

Span (unit) A span is the distance measured by a human hand, from the tip of the thumb to the tip of the little finger. In ancient times, a span was considered to be half a cubit. Sometimes the distinction is made between the great span or full span (thumb ...

, the width of a human hand *

Span (engineering) Span is the distance between two intermediate supports for a structure, e.g. a beam or a bridge. A span can be closed by a solid beam or by a rope. The first kind is used for bridges, the second one for power lines, overhead telecommunication lin ...

, a section between two intermediate supports *

Wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777–200 has a wingspan of , and a wandering albatross (''Diomedea exulans'') caught in 1965 had a wingspan o ...

, the distance between the wingtips of a bird or aircraft *

Sorbitan ester Sorbitan is a mixture of isomeric organic compounds derived from the dehydration of sorbitol and is an intermediate in the conversion of sorbitol to isosorbide. Sorbitan is primarily used in the production of surfactants such as polysorbates; wh ...

s, also known as a spans *

Nebbiolo Nebbiolo (, ; pms, nebieul ) is an Italian red wine grape variety predominantly associated with its native Piedmont region, where it makes the '' Denominazione di Origine Controllata e Garantita'' (DOCG) wines of Barolo, Barbaresco, Roero ...

, an Italian wine grape also known as Span

Mathematics

Linear span In mathematics, the linear span (also called the linear hull or just span) of a set of vectors (from a vector space), denoted , pp. 29-30, §§ 2.5, 2.8 is defined as the set of all linear combinations of the vectors in . It can be characterized ...

, or simply span, in linear algebra *

Span (category theory) In category theory, a span, roof or correspondence is a generalization of the notion of relation between two objects of a category. When the category has all pullbacks (and satisfies a small number of other conditions), spans can be considered a ...

Computing

* , an HTML element; See

span and div In HTML, div and span tags are elements used to define parts of a document, so that they are identifiable when a unique classification is necessary. Where other HTML elements such as p (paragraph), em (emphasis), and so on, accurately represen ...

* Switched Port Analyzer, Cisco implementation of

port mirroring Port mirroring is used on a network switch to send a copy of network packets seen on one switch port (or an entire VLAN) to a network monitoring connection on another switch port. This is commonly used for network appliances that require monitor ...

Smartphone ad hoc network Smartphone ad hoc networks (SPANs; also ''smart phone ad hoc networks'') are wireless ad hoc networks that use smartphones. Once embedded with ad hoc networking technology, a group of smartphones in close proximity can together create an ad hoc ...

* Critical path length in

analysis of parallel algorithms In computer science, the analysis of parallel algorithms is the process of finding the computational complexity of algorithms executed in parallel – the amount of time, storage, or other resources needed to execute them. In many respects, analysi ...

Other uses

Span (band) SPAN was a Norwegian rock band that formed in 2000 from the ashes of two other outfits; Explicit Lyrics and Squid. Self-proclaimed as "Norwegian Turbo-Rock 'n' Roll Commandos", the band was made of Jarle Bernhoft on lead vocals and guitar, Fridt ...

, a Norwegian rock band * ''SPAN'' magazine, a publication of the US Embassy, New Delhi, India; see former editor

V. D. Trivadi V.D. Trivadi (1927–1985) was an Indian humorist, poet, and playwright in English. He was known for his columns and editorials published in ''The Times of India'' and was widely regarded as the Art Buchwald or Russell Baker of India. As an essayis ...

Saudi Payments Network The Saudi Payments Network ( ar, الشبكة السعودية للمدفوعات) or mada ( ar, links=no, مدى, lit=Extend, formerly SPAN) is the only and major payment system in the kingdom of Saudi Arabia established by Ministry of Finance ...

CME SPAN The Standard Portfolio Analysis of Risk, or SPAN, is a system for calculating margin requirements for futures and options on futures. It was developed by the Chicago Mercantile Exchange The Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) (often called "the C ...

, Standard Portfolio Analysis of Risk, for futures contracts *

Span Developments Span Developments Limited was a British property development company formed in the late 1950s by Geoffrey Townsend working in long and close partnership with Eric Lyons as consultant architect. During its most successful period in the 1960s, Span ...

, former UK builder

People

Denard Span Keiunta Denard Span (born February 27, 1984) is an American former professional baseball center fielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Minnesota Twins, Washington Nationals, San Francisco Giants, Tampa Bay Rays and Seattle Mar ...

(born 1984), a baseball outfielder * Henrik Span Danish shipbuilder and admiral (1634 - 1694) * ''Span.'', taxonomic author abbreviation of Johan Baptist Spanoghe (1798–1838), Dutch botanical collector {{disambiguation, surname