Span may refer to:
- Span (unit), the width of a human hand
- Span (architecture), a section between two intermediate supports
- Wingspan, the distance between the wingtips of a bird or aircraft
In mathematics:
- Linear span, in linear algebra, the intersection of all subspaces containing a particular set of vectors
- Span (category theory), a generalization of the notion of relation between two objects of a category
In computing:
- , an HTML element (see span and div)
- Switched Port Analyzer or Remote Switched Port Analyzer, the Cisco Systems implementation of port mirroring
- Span (programming language), a programming language in the spirit of Smalltalk, targeting the Parrot virtual machine
Other uses:
- Span (band), a Norwegian rock band
- Span (Swiss band), a Swiss rock band
- SPAN magazine, published by the Embassy of the United States in New Delhi, India
- Span, a game similar to Connect Four
- Denard Span, a baseball outfielder for the Washington Nationals
- Saudi Payments Network, a financial transaction system in Saudi Arabia
- CME SPAN (Standard Portfolio Analysis of Risk), a system for calculating margin requirements for futures contracts
- Span Developments, a British house design and building company
- Span, a synonym for the Italian wine grape Nebbiolo
Famous quotes containing the word spans:
“Men go out to admire the heights of mountains, the huge waves of the sea, the broadest spans of rivers, the circle of ocean, the revolutions of stars, and leave themselves behind.”
—St. Augustine (354–430)
“This is my playes last scene, here heavens appoint
My pilgrimages last mile; and my race
Idly, yet quickly runne, hath this last pace,
My spans last inch, my minutes last point,
And gluttonous death, will instantly unjoynt
My body, and soule, and I shall sleepe a space,”
—John Donne (1572–1631)