Churn
Encyclopedia
Churn may refer to:
  • Butter churn
    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.-Process:...

    , a device used for churning butter
  • Churning (butter)
    Churning (butter)
    Churning is the process of shaking up whole milk to make butter, and various forms of butter churn have been used for the purpose. In Europe from the Middle Ages until the Industrial Revolution, this was generally as simple as a barrel with a plunger in it, which was moved by hand...

    , the process of creating butter out of milk or cream
  • Churn drill
    Churn drill
    The churn drill is a large drilling machine that bores large diameter holes in the ground. In mining, they were used to drill into the soft carbonate rocks of lead and zinc hosted regions to extract bulk samples of the ore...

    , a large, older drilling machine that bores large diameter holes in the ground


People and places

  • Chuck Churn
    Chuck Churn
    Clarence Nottingham Churn was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He pitched in 25 games for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Cleveland Indians and Los Angeles Dodgers from 1957 to 1959....

     (born 1930), Major League Baseball pitcher from 1957 to 1959
  • River Churn
    River Churn
    The River Churn is one of the Cotswold rivers that feeds into the River Thames catchment. It arises at Seven Springs near Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England and flows south across the Cotswold dip slope, passing through Cirencester and joining the River Thames near Cricklade in Wiltshire...

    , a river running through Gloucestershire
  • Churn Creek
    Churn Creek
    Churn Creek is a tributary of the Fraser River in the Canadian province of British Columbia.-Course:Churn Creek flows generally northeast, joining the Fraser River just south of the headquarters of the Gang Ranch and opposite the community of Dog Creek and associated creek...

    , a tributary of the Fraser River in British Columbia
  • Churn Creek Protected Area
    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 at the northern apex of the Camelsfoot Range. The...

    , the provincial park surrounding the Churn Creek
  • Devils Churn
    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's center or the U.S. Route 101 overlook...

    , a narrow inlet of the Pacific Ocean in Lincoln County, Oregon
  • Churn station, a defunct rail platform on the former Didcot, Newbury and Southampton Railway of England

Music

  • Churn (Shihad album), 1993
  • Churn (Seven Mary Three album)
    Churn (Seven Mary Three album)
    Churn is the debut studio album by American post-grunge band Seven Mary Three. It was independently released and preceded the band's mainstream breakthrough, American Standard. Churn also included two songs that would go on to be among Seven Mary Three's biggest singles. The album was re-released...

    , 1994

Business

  • Product churning
    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 stock broker who buys and sells securities in a portfolio more frequently than is necessary in order to generate commission fees....

    , a business practice whereby more of the product is sold than is beneficial to the consumer
  • Churning (stock trade)
    Churning (stock trade)
    Churning is the practice of executing trades for an investment account by a salesman 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 account holder for the return of the commissions paid, and...

    , the excessive buying and selling of a client's stocks by a trader to generate large commission fees
  • Churn rate
    Churn rate
    Churn rate , in its broadest sense, is a measure of the number of individuals or items moving into or out of a collective over a specific period of time...

    , the average number of customers that leave a subscription service during a year

Technology

  • Churning (cipher)
    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.
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