[spin-off] n (1950) 1: the distribution by a business to its stockholders of particular assets and esp. of stock of another company; also: the new company created by such a distribution
2: a collateral or derived product or effect: by-product; also: a number of such products "the ~ from the space program"
3: something that is imitative or derivative of an earlier work; esp: a television show starring a character popular in a secondary role of an earlier show