Booster

Booster may refer to:

In science and technology:

• Booster (electric power), a motor-generator set used for voltage regulation in direct current electrical power circuits
• Booster dose, or booster shot, in medicine, a vaccination given after a previous vaccination
• Booster pump, a type of compressor
• Booster (rocketry), used in space flight to provide or augment the main thrust in the initial phase of the rocket's flight
• Launch vehicle, a satellite-launching rocket, sometimes informally referred to as a booster
• Booster engine, extra cylinders on a steam locomotive, driving the trailing truck or a tender truck, to give more power on starting
• Explosive booster, a bridge between a low energy explosive and a low sensitivity explosive
• A co-channel repeater in broadcasting, used to improve signal strength
• Vacuum servo or brake booster, a component in car braking systems
• Pegasus Booster, a powered hang glider

In amusement park rides:

• Booster (Fabbri ride), a pendulum ride manufactured by Fabbri
• Booster (HUSS ride), a ride similar to Breakdance manufactured by HUSS Maschinenfabrik
• Booster (KMG ride), a pendulum ride manufactured by KMG

In other uses:

• Booster (movie character), a character in the animated television series Buzz Lightyear of Star Command
• Booster (newspaper), a Chicago newspaper
• Someone who engages in boosterism or is a member of a booster club
• Someone who engages in shoplifting
• Someone who engages in the act of boosting in video games
• Booster pack, a packaged set of collectable game cards or figurines that supplements the starter packs
• Booster seat, a type of child car seat designed to properly position the vehicle's seat belt
• A character in the video game Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
• Booster, the Japanese name for the Pokémon Flareon

See also

• All pages beginning with "Booster"