Spark
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A spark is a small airborne ember or particle of red-hot matter.
Spark may also refer to:
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[edit] In science and technology
- An electric spark, usually with a flash and a sharp noise, may be:
- A momentary electrostatic discharge
- An electrical discharge caused when electric current through an inductive device is suddenly interrupted
- A momentary corona discharge
- Spark (mathematics), the smallest number of linearly dependent columns in a matrix
- Sinthusa, a genus of butterfly
[edit] In computer science
- SPARC, a RISC-CPU designed by Sun Microsystems
- SPARK (programming language)
- Spark (cellular automaton), a type of pattern in Conway's Game of Life and related rules
- Spark (software), an open source instant messenger client based on XMPP protocol
[edit] In entertainment
[edit] In music
- Spark Records, a record label
- Spark (Thomas Leeb album), an album of fingerstyle guitarist Thomas Leeb
- "Spark", a single from Tori Amos's album, From the Choirgirl Hotel
[edit] In computer gaming
- Spark Unlimited, a game developer
- Spark (computer game)
[edit] In other entertainment
- Spark (radio show), a culture and technology program hosted by Nora Young for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
- Spark (comics) or Lightning Lass, a member of the Legion of Super-Heroes
- Spark (Transformers), the soul of a Transformer
- in Girl Genius, a "spark" is a mad scientist with supernatural abilities
[edit] Other uses
- Spark Infrastructure, an investor in Australian infrastructure assets
- Kicksled, a human-powered sled
- Muriel Spark (1918–2006), Scottish novelist
- Spark (horse), an American thoroughbred racehors
- A British and Australian synonym for electrician
[edit] See also
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