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Fandom is a term which describes the the collective fans of a similar interest. The members of a fandom are sometimes called fen.


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The use of this term predates 1896. [1]

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The following definition dates to January 2003 in the Tomorrow People fandom:

Fandom - The activies, canon, characters, fan fiction, and fans of a particular show, movie, book, or other thing. Everything that happens involving the Tomorrow People fans is the Tomorrow People fandom. This is also used as a synonym for "universe", meaning the world in which a show, movie, or book takes place. [2]

The following definition dates to March 2003 in the science fiction fandom:

fandom: (1) The sf subculture. Those involved in producing fanzines, going to cons, etc. (2) Any similar subculture (e.g., comics fandom). [3]

The following definition dates to May 2003 in the Combat! and Nash Bridges fandoms:

fandom: A collective term used to describe all fans and their activities. Science fiction fandom originates in the 1930s, when the first clubs were created. [4]

The following definition is from the science fiction fandom and dates to November 2003:

fandom
The Science Fiction hobby or subculture. Inclu des discussing SF (books, film, TV...), writing amateur SF, conrunning, filking, gaming, costuming, smoffing, and more, new fandoms arise constantly. [5]

The following definition dates to May 2004 in the Harry Potter, Horatio Hornblower and Pirates of the Caribbean fandoms:

Fandom:
the fan following of a book, movie, series, author, artist, or anything that might inspire fannish behavior. The term fandom also applies to the fans themselves, their activies as fans, and the unique vocabulary, websites, and humor that the fans create.[6]

The following definition dates to December 2005 in the Harry Potter fandom:

fandom: the term meaning all activity by fans. The Harry Potter fandom, for instance, includes all ships, gen, het, and slash; it includes fanfiction but is not necessarily limited to it. A convention, for instead, could be of interest to the entire fandom. [7]

The following dates to December 2006:

According to the American Heritage Dictionary, the word fandom is defined as, “All the fans of a sport, an activity, or a famous person.” Though this definition could stand to be broadened, it’s definitely on the right track. “Fandom” is the name for the group of fans devoted to … well, basically anything. Movies, books, TV shows, comic books, sports teams, celebrities, games, and musicians all have considerable followings. [8]

The following dates to June 2007 in media fandom:

"fandom"--that is, the term that a predominantly female subculture of fanfic writers have appropriated to describe themselves [9]


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