Primer

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Primer may refer to:

Primer (cosmetics), a cream or lotion applied before another cosmetic to improve coverage and lengthen the amount of time the cosmetic lasts on the face
Primer (firearm), firearm powder charge ignition mechanisms

Centerfire ammunition, Boxer or Berdan centerfire primers used in modern centerfire cartridges
Percussion cap, gunpowder ignition device for 19th century muzzle-loading firearms and modern replicas

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 (espec. in PCR)
Primer (paint), a coating applied to a surface to prepare it for paint or another coating or adhesive
Primer (textbook), a textbook used in primary education to teach the alphabet and other basic subjects
Book of hours, a medieval illuminated manuscript
Explosive primer, a small explosive device also known as a blasting cap
Great primer, a font size of 18 points
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 home documentary about the funk band Living Colour
The New England Primer (1688), a colonial American/Puritan primer with morality-themed rhymes
Primer 55, an American Alternative metal band
"The Primer", a song from the 2005 album Alaska by Between the Buried and Me