Spark 645609 216031443 2008-05-30T19:44:37Z Cpyder 3124439 {{Wiktionary}} A '''Spark''' is a small airborne [[ember]] or particle of glowing, hot metal. '''Spark''' may also refer to: In '''science''': * a momentary [[electrostatic discharge#Sparks|electrostatic discharge]] <!--* a continuous [[electric arc]] is not a sparc, see overview of related article: An electric arc is a continuous discharge, while a similar electric spark discharge is momentary.--> * a momentary [[corona discharge]] * ''[[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 '''music''': * [[Spark Records]], a record label * [[Spark (Thomas Leeb album)|''Spark'' (Thomas Leeb album)]], an album of fingerstyle guitarist Thomas Leeb * "[[From the Choirgirl Hotel#Track listing|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 '''Spark''' is the name of: * [[Muriel Spark]] (1918-2006), Scottish novelist * [[Spark (horse)]], an American thoroughbred racehorse ==See also== * [[Sparks]] {{disambig}} [[cs:Spark]] [[nl:Spark]] [[ja:スパーク]] [[pl:Iskra (ujednoznacznienie)]]