Churn may refer to:

Dairy-product terms

Butter churn A butter churn is a device used to convert cream into butter, a process known as churning. 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 in ...

, device for churning butter *

Churning (butter) Churning is the process of shaking up cream or whole milk to make butter, usually using a device called '' butter churn''. In Europe from the Middle Ages until the Industrial Revolution, a churn was usually as simple as a barrel with a plunger ...

, the process of creating butter out of milk or cream *

Milk churn A milk churn is a tall, conical or cylindrical container for the transportation of milk. In North America, it is often referred to as a milk can. History The usage of the word 'churn' was retained for describing these containers, although th ...

, container for milk transportation

Geography

Devils Churn Devils Churn is a narrow inlet of the Pacific Ocean in Lincoln County, Oregon, United States, south of Yachats, Oregon, Yachats. It is located in the Siuslaw National Forest and is accessible via the Restless Waters trail from the Cape Perpetua Sce ...

, Pacific inlet in Lincoln County, Oregon, U.S. * England: **

River Churn The River Churn is a tributary of the River Thames in central England. It rises at Seven Springs, Gloucestershire, Seven Springs in Gloucestershire and flows south for approximately to meet the Thames at Cricklade in Wiltshire. Its length from ...

, river running through Gloucestershire **

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: **

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 a ...

Music

* ''Churn'' (Shihad album), 1993 * ''Churn'' (Seven Mary Three album), 1994

Computing

DHCP churn In computer networking, DHCP churn or IP churn is the rate at which hosts in a network change IP addresses using Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP). IP churn is studied in the literature because it is a source of noise in internet measure ...

or IP churn in a computer network is the rate at which hosts change IP addresses.

Business

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 com ...

, a business practice whereby more of the product is sold than is beneficial to the consumer * Churning (finance), the excessive buying and selling of a client's stocks by a trader to generate large commission fees *

Churn rate Churn rate (also known as attrition rate, turnover, customer turnover, or customer defection) is a measure of the proportion of individuals or items moving out of a group over a specific period. It is one of two primary factors that determine the ...

, a measure of the number of individuals or items moving into or out of a collective over a specific period of time.

Other

* Churn drill, large-diameter drilling machine for holes in the ground * Chuck Churn (1930–2017), American baseball player *

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 * Regarding Wikipedia articles, the repeated editing or re-editing of a particular article, especially within a short period of time {{disambiguation, geo, surname