* Pansexuality , a sexual orientation characterized by potential attraction to people of all sexes/genders or to people regardless of their sex/gender
Religion and mythology
Pan (god) , a god of nature in Greek mythology
* Pan flute , a wind instrument he is often depicted playing
Pan- as a prefix in several religious systems, e.g.
* Pandeism
* Panentheism
* Pantheism
* Theopanism
Science and technology
Astronomy
4450 Pan , an asteroid
Pan (crater) , on Jupiter's moon Amalthea
Pan (moon) , a moon of Saturn
Pan, an informal name for the moon Jupiter XI (now Carme (moon)|Carme ) from 1955 to 1975
Chemistry
Peroxyacyl nitrates or Acyl peroxy nitrates which are irritants found in smog, and are useful chemical markers for the source of VOCs (as anthropogenic or biogenic)
Polyacrylonitrile , polymer
Computing
Pan (newsreader) , newsreader software for Usenet
Personal Area Network , a type of computer network
* Bluetooth_profile#Personal Area Networking Profile (PAN)|Personal Area Network (PAN) , a Bluetooth profile that implements Bluetooth network encapsulation protocol (BNEP) protocol
P.A.N. , a type of linguistic analyzer.
Pan (programming language)|Pan Configuration Language a declarative language for describing server configurations.
Geology
Dry lake , or Pan, an ephemeral water body contained in a shallow, flat basin
Gold panning , a simple placer mining technique
Salt pan (geology) , a shallow depression holding a playa, salt lake or related feature
Permanent account number , India's national identification number for taxpayers
Personal area network , a type of computer network
Polyarteritis nodosa , a vasculitic condition
Positional alcohol nystagmus
PAN Parks (protected area network), a network of national parks in the remaining wilderness areas of Europe
Primary Account Number , credit or debit card number
Proto-Austronesian language
Government, politics, and organizations
National Action Party (El Salvador) ( Partido Acción Nacional ) of El Salvador
National Action Party (Mexico) ( Partido Acción Nacional ) of Mexico
National Action Party (Nicaragua) ( Partido Acción Nacional ) of Nicaragua
National Advancement Party ( Partido de Avanzada Nacional ) of Guatemala
National Autonomist Party ( Partido Autonomista Nacional ), former Argentine Political Party
National Mandate Party ( Partai Amanat Nasional ) of Indonesia
Nutrition Assistance for Puerto Rico ( Programa de Asistencia Nutricional ), a United States Federal assistance program for the nutritional needs of impoverished families in Puerto Rico
Pan Pan , an ancient small Hindu Kingdom
Party of the Nation's Retirees ( Partido dos Aposentados da Nação ) of Brazil
Pesticide Action Network (PAN), an international NGO network
The Polish Academy of Sciences (Polish: Polska Akademia Nauk , abbreviated PAN )
Protect Arizona Now, a political committee behind Arizona Proposition 200 (2004)#Protect Arizona Now|Arizona Proposition 200 (2004)
Other
Pan Club Copenhagen , Club in Copenhagen for homosexual people
Pan (surname) , Chinese family name (? or ?)
Pan-pan , a radio distress call similar to and weaker than Mayday
Panguingue|Pan or Panguingue , a gambling card game
