Turnaround
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Turnaround may refer to:
  • Turnaround (road)
    Turnaround (road)
    In the field of road transport, a turnaround is a type of junction that allows traffic travelling in one direction on a road to efficiently make a U-turn typically without backing up or making dangerous maneuvers in the middle of the traffic stream...

    , a type of traffic junction
  • Turnaround, in aviation maintenance
    Aircraft maintenance
    Aircraft maintenance is the overhaul, repair, inspection or modification of an aircraft or aircraft component.Maintenance includes the installation or removal of a component from an aircraft or aircraft subassembly, but does not include:...

    , the process of or time needed for loading, unloading, and servicing
    Aircraft ground handling
    In aviation, aircraft ground handling defines the servicing of an aircraft while it is on the ground and parked at a terminal gate of an airport.-Overview:...

     an aircraft
    Aircraft
    An aircraft is a vehicle that is able to fly by gaining support from the air, or, in general, the atmosphere of a planet. An aircraft counters the force of gravity by using either static lift or by using the dynamic lift of an airfoil, or in a few cases the downward thrust from jet engines.Although...

  • Turnaround (filmmaking), an arrangement in which the rights to a project are sold by one studio to another
  • Turnaround (refining)
    Turnaround (refining)
    Turnarounds are scheduled events wherein an entire process unit of an industrial plant is taken offstream for an extended period for revamp and/or renewal...

    , an event wherein an entire process unit is taken offstream for revamp or renewal
  • Turnaround, in computing scheduling
    Scheduling (computing)
    In computer science, a scheduling is the method by which threads, processes or data flows are given access to system resources . This is usually done to load balance a system effectively or achieve a target quality of service...

    , the total time between submission of a process and its completion
  • Turnaround: Crisis, Leadership, and the Olympic Games
    Turnaround: Crisis, Leadership, and the Olympic Games
    Turnaround: Crisis, Leadership, and the Olympic Games is a book written by Governor of Massachusetts Mitt Romney with Timothy Robinson . The book tells the account of the scandal and turnaround of the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City....

    , a book by Mitt Romney
  • Turnaround, a 1987 film featuring Eddie Albert
    Eddie Albert
    Edward Albert Heimberger , known professionally as Eddie Albert, was an American actor and activist. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in 1954 for his performance in Roman Holiday, and in 1973 for The Heartbreak Kid.Other well-known screen roles of his include Bing...

  • Turnaround management
    Turnaround management
    Turnaround management is a process dedicated to corporate renewal. It uses analysis and planning to save troubled companies and returns them to solvency. Turnaround Management involves management review, activity based costing, root failure causes analysis, and SWOT analysis to determine why the...

    , a management strategy to regenerate a company's performance


In Music:
  • Turnaround (music)
    Turnaround (music)
    In jazz, a turnaround is a passage at the end of a section which leads to the next section. This next section is most often the repetition of the previous section or the entire piece or song...

    , in jazz or blues, a transitional passage at the end of a section
  • Turnaround (Stan Rogers album)
    Turnaround (Stan Rogers album)
    -Track listing:# Dark Eyed Molly# Oh No, Not I# Second Effort# Bluenose# The Jeannie C.# So Blue# Front Runner# Song of the Candle# Try Like the Devil# Turnaround...

  • Turnaround (Westlife album)
    Turnaround (Westlife album)
    Turnaround is the fourth studio album by Irish boy band Westlife and it was released on 24 November 2003. The first single released was the upbeat track, "Hey Whatever". The song is essentially a cover of Irish rock band Relish's Rainbow Zephyr, but with a slightly changed set of lyrics and a...

    • Turnaround Tour
      Turnaround Tour
      Turnaround Tour covered the UK and Europe in 2004, the tour was also supposed to appear in China, Korea, Malaysia, Thailand, Philippines and Singapore however it was cancelled...

      , a 2004 tour by Westlife
      Westlife
      Westlife are an Irish boy band established on 3 July 1998. They are to disband in 2012. The group's line-up was Nicky Byrne, Kian Egan, Mark Feehily, Shane Filan, and Brian McFadden . The group are the only act in British and Irish history to have their first seven singles peak at number one...

       in support of the album
  • The Turnaround
    The Turnaround
    - Track listing :# "The Turnaround" - 8:15# "East of the Village" - 6:44# "The Good Life" - 5:08# "Straight Ahead" - 7:02# "My Sin" - 6:53...

    , an album by Hank Mobley
  • Turnaround (Katrina and the Waves album), an album by Katrina and the Waves
    Katrina and the Waves
    Katrina and the Waves was an English pop rock band, best known for their 1985 hit "Walking on Sunshine" and their 1997 Eurovision Song Contest victory with the song "Love Shine a Light".-Pre-history: The Waves and Mama's Cookin' :...

  • "Turnaround", a song by Ornette Coleman from Tomorrow Is the Question!
    Tomorrow Is the Question!
    __notoc__Tomorrow Is the Question!, subtitled The New Music of Ornette Coleman, is the second album by American jazz musician Ornette Coleman, originally released in 1959 by the Contemporary label...

  • "Turnaround", a song by Kisschasy from Seizures
    Seizures (album)
    -Band:* Joel Vanderuit – bass* Karl Ammitzboll – drums, percussion* Sean Thomas – guitar* Darren Cordeux – lead vocals, guitar-Additional musicians:* Rob Schnapf – additional keys, guitars and vocals* The Steel Train Choir – gang vocals on "Turnaround"...



In Art:
  • Turnaround
    Turnaround
    Turnaround may refer to:* Turnaround , a type of traffic junction* Turnaround, in aviation maintenance, the process of or time needed for loading, unloading, and servicing an aircraft...

    , an art project by Vincent Kohler
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