Tan
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Tan can mean several things:
- Tan (color), the color
- Tanning, the process of making leather from hides
- Tangent, a mathematical trigonometric function
- Sun tanning, the darkening of skin by exposure to the sun
- Tan (surname) (譚), a Chinese surname
- Tan, or Dān (聃), is the posthumous name of Lao Zi (Lao Tzu).
- Tan is the nickname Riley Martin gave to the Biaviian alien O-Qua Tangin Wann, who is listed as the co-author of Martin's book, The Coming of Tan.
- TAN Books & Publishers, a Catholic publishing company
- OS-tan, an Internet phenomenon on Futaba Channel.
"TAN" or "tan" may also a three-letter initialism for:
- Total Acid Number, the measure of a lubricant's or crude oil's acidity
- TAN (banking), an acronym for Transaction Authentication Number in electronic banking
- Tanzania, the country
- Taunton Municipal Airport (IATA airport code), in Taunton, Massachusetts
- Tough as Nails, Dutch robot wars robot
- Thunderbirds Are Now!, a Detroit-based neo-post-punk band
