Spark

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

ee also

* Sparks