Primer may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media
Films
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''Primer'' (film), a 2004 feature film written and directed by Shane Carruth
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''Primer'' (video), a documentary about the funk band Living Colour
Literature
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Primer (textbook)
A primer (in this sense usually pronounced , sometimes , usually the latter in modern British English) is a first textbook for teaching of reading, such as an alphabet book or basal reader. The word also is used more broadly to refer to any book t ...
, a textbook used in primary education to teach the alphabet and other basic subjects
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Primer (prayer book), a common name for English prayer books used from the 13th to 16th centuries
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The New England Primer'' (1688), a Puritan book from Colonial America with morality-themed rhymes
Music
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''Primer'' (album), a 1995 music album by the musical group Rockapella
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Primer 55, an American alternative metal band
* "The Primer", a song from the 2005 album ''
Alaska'' by Between the Buried and Me
Firearms
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Primer (firearms), a firearm powder charge-ignition mechanism
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Centerfire ammunition
Two rounds of .357 Magnum, a centerfire cartridge; notice the circular primer in the center
A centerfire cartridge is a firearm metallic cartridge whose primer is located at the center of the base of its casing (i.e. "case head"). Unlike rimf ...
, Boxer or Berdan primers used in modern centerfire cartridges
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Detonator
A detonator, frequently a blasting cap, is a device used to trigger an explosive device. Detonators can be chemically, mechanically, or electrically initiated, the last two being the most common.
The commercial use of explosives uses electri ...
, a small explosive device also known as an explosive primer or blasting cap
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Friction primer, an ignition device for muzzle-loading cannon
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Percussion cap, a gunpowder ignition device for 19th century muzzle-loading firearms and modern replicas
Coatings
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Primer (cosmetics), a cream or lotion applied before another to improve coverage and persistence
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Primer (paint), a coating applied to a surface to prepare it for paint or another coating or adhesive
Fonts
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Great primer, a font size of 18 points
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Long primer, a font size between bourgeois and small pica
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Primer (typeface)
People
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Sylvester Primer (1842–1912), American linguist and philologist
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John Primer (born 1945), American Chicago singer and guitarist
Software
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Primer (app), free mobile application by Google
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Primer-E Primer, software for statistical analysis of ecological data
Other uses
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Primer (gasoline engine), a device on some petrol engines used to prime the engine with gasoline before starting it
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Primer (molecular biology)
Primer may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media Films
* ''Primer'' (film), a 2004 feature film written and directed by Shane Carruth
* ''Primer'' (video), a documentary about the funk band Living Colour
Literature
* Primer (textbook), a te ...
, a nucleic acid strand (or related molecule) that serves as a starting point for replication
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Money-creation primer
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Trap primer, a plumbing device or valve that adds water to traps
See also
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Premier (disambiguation)
A premier is a head of government, in several countries and sub-national jurisdictions.
Premier may also refer to:
Automotives
* Premier Automobiles Limited, an Indian automobile manufacturer
* Premier Motor Manufacturing Company, a defunct US ...
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Priming (disambiguation)
Priming may refer to:
* Priming (agriculture), a form of seed planting preparation, in which seeds are soaked before planting
* Priming (immunology), a process occurring when a specific antigen is presented to naive lymphocytes causing them to di ...
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