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Application launcher An application launcher is a computer program that helps a user to locate and start other computer programs. An application launcher provides shortcuts to computer programs, and stores the shortcuts in one place so they are easier to find. In th ...

, a kind of utility software *

Rocket launcher A rocket launcher is a weapon that launches an unguided, rocket-propelled projectile. History The earliest rocket launchers documented in imperial China consisted of arrows modified by the attachment of a rocket motor to the shaft a few i ...

, a device that launches a rocket-propelled projectile *

Grenade launcher A grenade launcher is a weapon that fires a specially designed, large caliber projectile, often with an explosive, Smoke screen, smoke, or tear gas, gas warhead. Today, the term generally refers to a class of dedicated firearms firing unitary gre ...

, a weapon that launches a specially designed grenade *

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 rocket used to carry a payload from Earth's surface into space *

Launcher (company) Launcher was an American aerospace company based in Hawthorne, California. It was founded in New York City in 2017 by Max Haot. In February 2019 the company presented its E-2 engine, which was made in Germany by AMCM using its specialized M4K pr ...

, an American rocket company and launch service provider * ''Launcher'', a video game section of ''

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