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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]]
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* 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]]
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