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A spark is a small airborne ember
Ember

For the book series by Jeanne DuPrau, see The City of Ember.Embers are the glowing, hot coals made of greatly heated wood, coal or other carbon based material that remain after, or sometimes precede a fire....
 or particle of red-hot matter.

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A spark is a small airborne ember
Ember

For the book series by Jeanne DuPrau, see The City of Ember.Embers are the glowing, hot coals made of greatly heated wood, coal or other carbon based material that remain after, or sometimes precede a fire....
 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
      Electrostatic discharge

      Electrostatic discharge is the sudden and momentary electric current that flows between two objects at different electrical potentials caused by direct contact or induced by an electrostatic field....
    • An electrical discharge caused when electric current
      Electric current

      Electric current is the flow of electric charge. The electric charge may be either electrons or ions.The International System of Units unit of electric current intensity is the ampere....
       through an inductive device is suddenly interrupted
    • A momentary corona discharge
      Corona discharge

      In electricity, a corona discharge is an electrical discharge brought on by the ionization of a fluid surrounding a conductor , which occurs when the potential gradient exceeds a certain value, but conditions are insufficient to cause complete electrical breakdown or electric arc....
  • Spark (mathematics)
    Spark (mathematics)

    In mathematics, specifically in linear algebra, the spark of a matrix A is the smallest number n such that there exists a set of n columns in A which are linearly dependent....
    , the smallest number of linearly independent columns in a matrix
  • Sinthusa
    Sinthusa

    Sinthusa is a genus of lycaenid butterfly, the sparks....
    , a genus of butterfly


In computer science:
  • SPARC
    SPARC

    SPARC is a Reduced Instruction Set Computer microprocessor instruction set Computer architecture originally designed in 1985 by Sun Microsystems....
    , a RISC-CPU designed by Sun Microsystems
  • SPARK (programming language)
  • Spark (cellular automaton)
    Spark (cellular automaton)

    In Conway's Game of Life and Life-like cellular automaton, a spark is a small collection of live cells that appears at the edge of some larger pattern such as a Spaceship or Oscillator , then quickly dies off....
    , a type of pattern in Conway's Game of Life and related rules


In computer games:
  • Spark Unlimited
    Spark Unlimited

    Spark Unlimited, based in Sherman Oaks, California, is a video game developer founded by former developers from the Medal of Honor Personal Computer and console franchise....
    , a game developer


In computer software:
  • Spark (software), an instant messaging client by ignite realtime
  • SimSpark
    SimSpark

    SimSpark is an open-source robot simulator used in academic and education.The SimSpark project started in 2003, initially developed by Marco K?gler and Oliver Obst at the University_of_Koblenz_and_Landau in Koblenz, Germany....
    , an open-source robot simulator used in the RoboCup robotic soccer world championship


In music:
  • Spark Records
    Spark Records

    Spark Records was a record label started by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller c. 1954 in music.See also * List of record labels...
    , a record label
  • Spark (Thomas Leeb album)
    Spark (Thomas Leeb album)

    Spark is Thomas Leeb's second available release and features nine instrumentals and one song with vocals....
    , an album of fingerstyle guitarist Thomas Leeb
  • "Spark
    From the Choirgirl Hotel

    From the Choirgirl Hotel is the fourth studio album by United States singer and songwriter Tori Amos. A departure from her previous albums, it was much more lavishly produced and a very radio-friendly project featuring a full Rock and roll band sound ....
    ", a single from Tori Amos's album, From the Choirgirl Hotel


In radio:
  • Spark (radio show)
    Spark (radio show)

    Spark is a Canada radio show, which airs on CBC Radio One. Hosted by Nora Young, the program profiles trends and new developments in technology, and incorporates an Internet component into its program format....
    , a culture and technology program hosted by Nora Young
    Nora Young

    Nora Young is a Canada broadcaster and writer. She was the original host of CBC Radio's Definitely Not the Opera, and has produced documentaries for CBC shows such as Ideas ....
     for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
    Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

    The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation , a Canada crown corporation, is the country?s national public radio and television broadcaster. In French, it is called la Soci?t? Radio-Canada ....


In corporate usage:
  • Spark Infrastructure
    Spark Infrastructure

    Spark Infrastructure is an entity listed on the Australian Securities Exchange which invests in infrastructure assets.Its principal investment is a 49% holding in ETSA Utilities, CitiPower and Powercor, with the remaining 51% owned by the Cheung Kong Holdings....
    , 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)
    Spark (Transformers)

    Transformers: Generation 1Although not officially the soul of a Transformer at this point, Marvel comics would occasionally refer to the "spark of life" given to a Transformer by the Matrix....
    , the soul of a Transformer
  • in Girl Genius
    Girl Genius

    Girl Genius is an ongoing comic book series turned webcomic, written and drawn by Phil Foglio and Kaja Foglio and published by their company, Studio Foglio LLC under the imprint Airship Entertainment....
    , a "spark" is a mad scientist with supernatural abilities


In slang:
  • A British and Australian synonym for electrician
    Electrician

    An electrician is a tradesman specializing in electrical wiring of buildings and related equipment. Electricians may be employed in the installation of new electrical components or the maintenance and repair of existing electrical infrastructure....
  • A kicksled
    Kicksled

    The kicksled or a spark is a small sled consisting of a chair mounted on a pair of flexible metal runners which extend backward to about twice the chair's length....
    , a human-powered sled


Spark is the name of:
  • Muriel Spark
    Muriel Spark

    Dame Muriel Spark, Order of the British Empire was an award-winning Scotland novelist....
     (1918–2006), Scottish novelist
  • Spark (horse)
    Spark (horse)

    Spark was part of the first pair England Thoroughbred horses imported to the Province of Maryland in 1747 by Governor of Maryland of Province of Maryland, Samuel Ogle....
    , an American thoroughbred racehorse


See also

  • Sparks
    Sparks

    The word sparks can refer to a number of things:...