Churn may refer to:
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Churn drill, large-diameter drilling machine large holes appropriate for holes in the ground
Dairy-product terms
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Butter churn
A butter churn is a device used to convert cream into butter. This is done through a mechanical process, frequently via a pole inserted through the lid of the churn, or via a crank used to turn a rotating device inside the churn.
Etymology
The ...
, device for churning butter
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Churning (butter), the process of creating butter out of milk or cream
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Milk churn, container for
milk transportation
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Chuck Churn (born 1930), Major League Baseball pitcher in 1957–1959
Geography
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Devils Churn
Devils Churn is a narrow inlet of the Pacific Ocean in Lincoln County, Oregon, United States, south of Yachats. It is located in the Siuslaw National Forest and is accessible via the Restless Waters trail from the Cape Perpetua Scenic Area visitor' ...
, Pacific inlet in Lincoln County, Oregon, U.S.
* England:
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River Churn, river running through Gloucestershire
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Churn railway station
Churn railway station was a station on the Didcot, Newbury and Southampton Railway in England. It served Churn Down, a remote part of the Berkshire Downs. The nearest village was Blewbury, two miles north, which was already served by Upton and ...
(inactive)
* British Columbia, Canada:
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Churn Creek
** Churn Creek Provincial Park, in
Churn Creek Protected Area
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
Product churning is the business practice whereby more of the product is sold than is beneficial to the consumer. An example is a stockbroker who buys and sells securities in a portfolio more frequently than is necessary, in order to generate co ...
, a business practice whereby more of the product is sold than is beneficial to the consumer
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Churning (stock trade) Churning is the practice of executing trades for an investment account by a salesperson or broker in order to generate commission from the account. It is a breach of securities law in many jurisdictions, and it is generally actionable by the accoun ...
, the excessive buying and selling of a client's stocks by a trader to generate large commission fees
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Churn rate, 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
''Manthan'', also released under the translated title ''The Churning'', is a 1976 Hindi film directed by Shyam Benegal, inspired by the pioneering milk cooperative movement of Verghese Kurien, and is written jointly by him and Vijay Tendulkar. ...
, an Indian word meaning churn
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