span

v. extend across, stretch from one point another; bridge; measure with an extended hand; surround with the hand or hands

n. length, distance; duration, period of time; section between two bridge supports; wing span; distance between the tip of an outstretched thumb and little finger; unit of length equal to the space between thumb and little finger

The Saudi Payments Network (SPAN) is the only automated payments network in the kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It connects all ATM (ATM) and Point of sale (POS) terminals throughout the country to a central payment switch which in turn re-routes the financial transactions to the card issuer whether it is a local bank, VISA, AMEX or MasterCard. All Banks of Saudi Arabia are required by the Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency (SAMA) to issue ATM cards fully compatible with the network. All services are provided to the end customer free of charge, regardless of the ATM used, its operator, or the customer's card issuer.
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Span may refer to:span (unit of length)span (architecture)For powerlines, the distance between two pylonsFor aerial tramways, the distance between two supporting structuresFor a bridge, the distance between supporting pylons or towers.Switched Port ANalyzer, the Cisco implementation of Port mirroringLinear span, in mathematics(co)spans in category theorywingspan, in Aerospace engineering (aircraft design)span and div in HTMLCME SPAN - Standard Portfolio Analysis of Risk, a system developed by the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Span (band), a Norwegian rock band
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Noun
1. the complete duration of something; "the job was finished in the span of an hour"
(hypernym) duration, continuance
(hyponym) attention span
2. the distance or interval between two points
(hypernym) distance
(derivation) cross, traverse, sweep
3. two items of the same kind
(synonym) couple, pair, twosome, twain, brace, yoke, couplet, distich, duo, duet, dyad, duad
(hypernym) two, 2, II, deuce
(hyponym) doubleton
4. a unit of length based on the width of the expanded human hand (usually taken as 9 inches)
(hypernym) linear unit
5. a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.
(synonym) bridge
(hypernym) structure, construction
(hyponym) Bailey bridge
(part-holonym) transportation system, transportation, transit
(part-meronym) arch
6. the act of sitting or standing astride
(synonym) straddle
(hypernym) motion, movement, move, motility
(part-meronym) call option, call
Verb
1. to cover or extend over an area or time period; "Rivers traverse the valley floor", "The parking lot spans 3 acres"; "The novel spans three centuries"
(synonym) cross, traverse, sweep
(hypernym) cover, extend

n. shaving, flake, chip

n. span, team, yoke, couple, harness, drawbar

v. stretch, span, tense, tension, strain, string up, draw, bend, extend, tauten, rack, key