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Primer can refer to:

  • Primer (molecular biology), a nucleic acid strand (or related molecule) that serves as a starting point for DNA replication
  • Primer, in ballistics, a small charge that explodes when struck with force or heated with electricity, typically to ignite a larger charge of propellant
  • Primer, in explosive devices, a small charge that initiates the main detonation
  • Primer (paint), a coating applied to a surface to prepare it for paint or another coating or adhesive
  • A textbook formerly used in primary education (often pronounced "primmer") to teach the alphabet and other basic concepts. The famous New England Primer contained moral-themed rhymes associated with the colonial American Puritan culture
  • An old English word for a Book of Hours
  • Primer (film), a 2004 feature film written and directed by Shane Carruth
  • A device on lawn mowers and other small gasoline engines used to prime the engine with gasoline before starting it up
  • Primer (comic), a comic book published by Comico Comics
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