Primer
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
"The Primer", a song from the 2005 album Alaska by Between the Buried and Me

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

Coatings
Primer (cosmetics), a cream or lotion applied before another to improve coverage and persistence
Primer (paint), a coating applied to a surface to prepare it for paint or another coating or adhesive

Fonts
Great primer, a font size of 18 points
Long primer, a font size between bourgeois and small pica
Primer (typeface)

People
Sylvester Primer (1842–1912), American linguist and philologist
John Primer (born 1945), American Chicago singer and guitarist

Software
Primer (app), free mobile application by Google
Primer-E Primer, software for statistical analysis of ecological data

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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