spin·off or spin-off (spĭnôf, -ŏf)
n.
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■ A divestiture by a corporation of a division or subsidiary by issuing to stockholders shares in a new company set up to continue the operations of the division or subsidiary.
■ The new company formed by such a divestiture.
► Something, such as a product, that is derived from something larger and more or less unrelated; a byproduct.
► Something derived from an earlier work, such as a television show starring a character who had a popular minor role in another show.

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spinoff
n. A byproduct of something else.
The television soap opera "Knot's Landing" was considered a spinoff of "Dallas," with many of the same characters featured in both.

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