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The word wing or wings has more than one use:
In biology, a wing is an appendage used for flight. Several classes of animals have evolved wings:

In aeronautics, a wing is an apparatus used to create lift. See wing.
In architecture, a wing is a part of a building extending from the main section of the building.
In geography, Wing is the name of several places:-

In politics, a wing is a term synonymous with a political faction.
In military terms, a wing is a basic unit of an air force.
Lorna Wing is a researcher of Asperger's Syndrome.
In a proscenium theater, the wings are the hidden backstage areas on either side of the stage.
In English, wing (as in 'to wing it') can be used as a colloquialism for improvising.
In computing, WinG was a Windows interface.

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