primer

component of the firearm cartridge for initiating propellant combustion

Primer may refer to: ==Arts, entertainment, and media== ===Films=== Primer (film), a 2004 feature film written and directed by Shane Carruth Primer (video), a documentary about the funk band Living Colour ===Literature=== Primer (textbook), a textbook used in primary education to teach the alphabet and other basic subjects Primer (prayer book), a common name for English prayer books used from the 13th to 16th centuries The New England Primer (1688), a Puritan book from Colonial America with morality-themed rhymes ===Music=== Primer (album), a 1995 music album by the musical group Rockapella Primer 55, an American alternative metal band ==Firearms== Primer (firearms), a firearm powder charge-ignition mechanism Centerfire ammunition, Boxer or Berdan primers used in modern centerfire cartridges Detonator, a small explosive device also known as an explosive primer or blasting cap Friction primer, an ignition device for muzzle-loading cannon Percussion cap, a gunpowder ignition device for 19th century muzzle-loading firearms and modern replicas ==Fonts== Great primer, a font size of 18 points Long primer, a font size between bourgeois and small pica Primer (typeface) ==Other uses== 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 Money-creation primer Trap primer, a plumbing device or valve that adds water to traps ==See also== Premier (disambiguation) Priming (disambiguation)

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