Topic: TELEVISION AND RADIO
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spin-off , spin‧off
[countable]
[countable]1AMT a television programme involving characters that were previously in another programme or film
2 a separate and partly independent company that is formed from parts of an existing company, or the action of forming a company in this way
3 an unexpected but useful result of something, that happens in addition to the intended result : Laser research has had important spin-offs for eye surgery.
Laser research has had important spin-offs for eye surgery.