The term skins may apply in several areas:

• Traditionally speaking, skins refer to animal hides.
• In the area of computing, skins are design schemes applied on top of user interfaces. See skin (computing).
• In professional golf, the Skins Game is a major golf tournament.
• In ski touring, skins are used on the bottom of the skis to grip the snow.
• In hip-hop slang, skins means vagina. "Hitting skins" is having sex.