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A Spark is a small airborne ember or particle of red-hot matter.

Spark may also refer to:

In science:

• an electric spark, usually with a flash and a sharp noise, may be
  • a momentary electrostatic discharge
  • an electrical discharge caused when electric current through an inductive device such as an electric motor is suddenly interrupted, e.g. by a switch
  • a momentary corona discharge
• Spark (mathematics), the smallest number of linearly independent columns in a matrix
• Sinthusa, a genus of butterfly

In computer sciences:

• SPARC, a RISC-CPU designed by Sun Microsystems
• SPARK (programming language)
• Spark (cellular automaton), a type of pattern in Conway's Game of Life and related rules

In computer games:

• Spark Unlimited, a game developer

In computer software:

• Spark (software), an instant messaging client by ignite realtime

In music:

• Spark Records, a record label
• Spark (Thomas Leeb album), an album of fingerstyle guitarist Thomas Leeb
• "Spark", a single from Tori Amos's album, From the Choirgirl Hotel

In corporate usage:

• Spark Infrastructure, an investor in Australian infrastructure assets
• Spark, an open source, cross-platform instant messaging client optimized for businesses and organizations

In websites:

• The Spark (website), a defunct humor web site

In fiction:

• Spark (comics) or Lightning Lass, a member of the Legion of Super-Heroes
• Spark (Transformers), the soul of a Transformer

In slang:

• A British and Australian synonym for electrician

Spark is the name of:

• Muriel Spark (1918-2006), Scottish novelist
• Spark (horse), an American thoroughbred racehorse

See also

• Sparks

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