fan-out
Radiate from center
Fan-out describes spreading outward from a central point, like a handheld fan opening.
Search parties fan out to cover more ground.
In electronics and computing, fan-out is the number of inputs a single output can drive—how many gates one circuit can feed.
The concept applies wherever one source distributes to multiple destinations: The fan-out from headquarters to regional offices took weeks.
To distribute widely
- broadcastTransmitted media signal
- disperseCause to spread apart
- radiateSend forth rays
- branchDivision or woody limb
scatter · disseminate · propagate · expand · diverge · diffuse · distribute · multiplex
Spread open from closed
arrange · array · display · expand · widen · unfurl · stretch · separate
Carried weight or burden
- transistorSemiconductor signal switch
- gateHinged barrier in fence
- outputWhat something generates
- driverVehicle operator
buffer · circuit · logic · TTL · CMOS · impedance · signal · amplifier
Splitting into separate directions
- explorationTraveling through unknown regions
- treeWoody perennial plant
- nodesPoints of connection
- breadth-firstTraversal by horizontal layers
pathfinding · graph · traversal · expansion · heuristic · combinatorial · algorithm · recursion
Ordered waiting line
- messagingSending written digital communications
- patternRecurring arrangement or template
- microservicesDecomposed application architecture
- subscriberOne who enrolls regularly
topic · decoupling · async · lambda · serverless · event-driven · broker · scalability
spread
To distribute widely
branch · scatter · disseminate · propagate · expand · diverge · diffuse · distribute · multiplex · parallel
unfold
Spread open from closed
deploy · arrange · array · display · expand · widen · unfurl · stretch · separate · disperse
load
Carried weight or burden
- transistorSemiconductor signal switch
- gateHinged barrier in fence
- outputWhat something generates
driver · buffer · circuit · logic · TTL · CMOS · impedance · signal · amplifier · current
branching
Splitting into separate directions
- explorationTraveling through unknown regions
- treeWoody perennial plant
- nodesPoints of connection
breadth-first · pathfinding · graph · traversal · expansion · heuristic · combinatorial · algorithm · recursion · backtracking
queue
Ordered waiting line
- messagingSending written digital communications
- patternRecurring arrangement or template
- microservicesDecomposed application architecture
subscriber · topic · decoupling · async · lambda · serverless · event-driven · broker · scalability · throughput
- digital logiclogic gate, logic gates, AND gate, truth tables, truth table
- circuitsamplifier, circuit board, closed circuit, buffer, circuit diagram
- digital circuitslogic gate, AND gate, flip-flop, latch, logic gates
- chip packagingDIP, LGA, flatpack, flat pack, MLP
- complexity metricsentropy
fan-outconverge
Meet at a point
consolidate · concentrate · gather · funnel · contract
fan-outconvergence
Process of approaching sameness
aggregation · multiplexing · many-to-one · consolidation · funneling