Primer

Primer may refer to:

Books and printing related

• Primer (textbook), a textbook used in primary education to teach the alphabet and other basic subjects
• The New England Primer (1688), a Puritan book from Colonial America with morality-themed rhymes
• Great primer, a font size of 18 points
• Long primer, a font size between bourgeois and small pica

Firearms related

• Primer (firearms), a firearm powder charge ignition mechanism

• Centerfire ammunition, Boxer or Berdan primers used in modern centerfire cartridges
• Percussion cap, a gunpowder ignition device for 19th century muzzle-loading firearms and modern replicas
• Detonator, a small explosive device also known as an explosive primer or blasting cap

Other

• Primer (paint), a coating applied to a surface to prepare it for paint or another coating or adhesive
• Primer (cosmetics), a cream or lotion applied before another to improve coverage and persistence
• Primer (gasoline engine), a device on some petrol engines used to prime the engine with gasoline before starting it
• Primer (molecular biology), a nucleic acid strand (or related molecule) that serves as a starting point for replication
• Primer-E Primer, software for statistical analysis of ecological data
• Trap primer, a plumbing device or valve that adds water to traps

Music, film and arts

• Primer (album), a 1995 music album by the musical group Rockapella
• Primer (film), a 2004 feature film written and directed by Shane Carruth
• Primer (video), a documentary about the funk band Living Colour
• Primer 55, an American alternative metal band
• "The Primer", a song from the 2005 album Alaska by Between the Buried and Me

See also

• Premier (disambiguation)
• Priming (disambiguation)
• All pages with titles containing Primer
• All pages with titles beginning with Primer