Primer
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Primer can refer to:
- Primer (molecular biology), a nucleic acid strand (or related molecule) that serves as a starting point for DNA replication
- Percussion cap, in ballistics, a small charge that explodes when struck with force or heated with electricity, typically to ignite a larger charge of propellant
- In explosive devices, a small charge that initiates the main detonation
- Primer (paint), a coating applied to a surface to prepare it for paint or another coating or adhesive
- A textbook formerly used in primary education (often pronounced "primmer" in General American) to teach the alphabet and other basic concepts. The famous New England Primer contained moral-themed rhymes associated with the colonial American Puritan culture
- An old English word for a Book of Hours
- Primer (film), a 2004 feature film written and directed by Shane Carruth
- A device on lawn mowers and other small gasoline engines used to prime the engine with gasoline before starting it up
- Primer (comic), a comic book published by Comico Comics
- A size of type: either great primer, about 18 points, or long primer, about 10 points
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