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
  • Explosive primer
  • Primer (paint), a coating applied to a surface to prepare it for paint or another coating or adhesive
  • Primer (textbook), a textbook formerly used in primary education (often pronounced "primmer" in General American) to teach the alphabet and other basic concepts
    • 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
  • Primer (gasoline engine), a device on some gasoline engines used to prime the engine with gasoline before starting it
  • Great primer, a typefeace about 18 points, or long primer, about 10 points
  • Primer-E Primer, software for statistical analysis of ecological data

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