Booster may refer to:

Amusement rides

Booster (Fabbri ride) Booster is an amusement ride made by Fabbri Group, Fabbri. It is a pendulum ride, similar to the later Speed (ride), Speed by KMG (company), KMG (which, due to its similarity to the Fabbri ride, is often referred to as the KMG Booster). There ...

, a pendulum ride * Booster (HUSS ride), an evolution of the Breakdance ride * Booster (KMG ride), a pendulum ride

Arts, entertainment, and media

Fictional characters

Booster Booster may refer to: Amusement rides * Booster (Fabbri ride), a pendulum ride * Booster (HUSS ride), an evolution of the Breakdance ride * Booster (KMG ride), a pendulum ride Arts, entertainment, and media Fictional characters * Booster, a cha ...

, a character in the animated television series and the pilot episode film '' Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins'' and ''

Buzz Lightyear of Star Command ''Buzz Lightyear of Star Command'' is an American animated science fiction comedy television series produced by Walt Disney Television Animation and co-produced by Pixar Animation Studios. It is a spin-off of Pixar's ''Toy Story'' franchise a ...

'' *Booster, the Japanese name for the Pokémon Flareon *Booster, a character in the video game ''

Super Mario RPG ''Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars'' is a 1996 role-playing video game developed by Square (video game company), Square and published by Nintendo for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES). It was the final ''Mario (franchise) ...

Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media

* ''Booster'' (newspaper), a Chicago newspaper *

Booster pack In collectible card games, digital collectible card games and collectible miniature wargames, a booster pack is a sealed package of cards or figurines, designed to add to a player's collection. A box of multiple booster packs is referred to as a ...

, a packaged set of collectable game cards or figurines that supplements the starter packs

Science and technology

* Booster (electric power), a motor-generator set used for voltage regulation in direct current electrical power circuits *

Booster (rocketry) A booster is a rocket (or rocket engine) used either in the first stage of a multistage launch vehicle or in parallel with longer-burning sustainer rockets to augment the space vehicle's takeoff thrust and payload capability. Boosters are tr ...

, used in space flight to provide or augment the main thrust in the initial phase of the rocket's flight * Booster, a co-channel repeater in broadcasting, used to improve signal strength * Booster, technically an alternative term for an electronic

power amplifier An audio power amplifier (or power amp) amplifies low-power electronic audio signals, such as the signal from a radio receiver or an electric guitar pickup, to a level that is high enough for driving loudspeakers or headphones. Audio power a ...

, but with slightly different meaning depending on the technical field in which it is used *

Booster dose A booster dose is an extra administration of a vaccine after an earlier ( primer) dose. After initial immunization, a booster provides a re-exposure to the immunizing antigen. It is intended to increase immunity against that antigen back to prote ...

, or booster shot, in medicine, a vaccination given after a previous vaccination *

Booster engine A locomotive booster for steam locomotives is a small supplementary two-cylinder steam engine back-gear-connected to the trailing truck axle on the locomotive or one of the trucks on the tender. It was invented in 1918 by Howard L. Ingersoll, ...

, extra cylinders on a steam locomotive, driving the trailing truck or a tender truck, to give more power on starting *

Booster pump A booster pump is a machine which increases the pressure of a fluid. It may be used with liquids or gases, and the construction details vary depending on the fluid. A gas booster is similar to a gas compressor, but generally a simpler mechanis ...

, a type of compressor *

Explosive booster An explosive booster is a sensitive explosive charge that acts as a bridge between a (relatively weak) conventional detonator and a low-sensitivity (but typically high-energy) explosive such as TNT. By itself, the initiating detonator would not d ...

, a bridge between a low energy explosive and a low sensitivity explosive *

Launch vehicle A launch vehicle is typically a rocket-powered vehicle designed to carry a payload (a crewed spacecraft or satellites) from Earth's surface or lower atmosphere to outer space. The most common form is the ballistic missile-shaped multistage ...

, a satellite-launching rocket, sometimes informally referred to as a booster *

Pegasus Booster The Pegasus Booster is a British powered hang glider that was designed and produced by Pegasus Aviation.Cliche, Andre: ''Ultralight Aircraft Shopper's Guide'' 8th Edition, page C-32. Cybair Limited Publishing, 2001. Design and development The ...

, a powered hang glider *

Vacuum servo A vacuum servo is a component used on motor vehicles in their brake, braking system, to provide assistance to the driver by decreasing the braking effort. In the US it is commonly called a brake booster. A vacuum servo, also known as a power bo ...

or brake booster, a component in car braking systems

Other uses

*Booster, someone who is a member of a booster club *Booster, someone who engages in

boosterism Boosterism is the act of promoting ("boosting") a town, city, or organization, with the goal of improving public perception of it. Boosting can be as simple as talking up the entity at a party or as elaborate as establishing a visitors' bureau. ...

*Booster, someone who engages in

theft Theft (, cognate to ) is the act of taking another person's property or services without that person's permission or consent with the intent to deprive the rightful owner of it. The word ''theft'' is also used as a synonym or informal shor ...

, specifically to resell robbed goods *

Booster seat A child safety seat, sometimes called an infant safety seat, child restraint system, child seat, baby seat, car seat, or a booster seat, is a seat designed specifically to protect children from injury or death during vehicle collisions. Most c ...