[boo-ster] 
| 1. | a person or thing that boosts, esp. an energetic and enthusiastic supporter. |
| 2. | Electricity. a device connected in series with a current for increasing or decreasing the nominal circuit voltage. |
| 3. | Railroads. any machine, device, phenomenon, etc., that helps to move a train, as a tailwind, downgrade, roller bearings, or esp. a helper locomotive. |
| 4. | Military. an explosive more powerful than a primer, for ensuring the detonation of the main charge of a shell. |
| 5. | Rocketry.
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| 6. | Medicine/Medical. Also called booster dose, booster shot. a dose of an immunizing substance given to maintain or renew the effect of a previous one. |
| 7. | Pharmacology. a chemical compound, medicinal substance, or the like, that serves as a synergist. |
| 8. | a radio-frequency amplifier for connecting between a radio or television antenna and the receiving set to intensify the received signal. |
| 9. | an auxiliary pump, used in a pipeline or other system, to add to or maintain a prevailing amount of pressure or vacuum. |
| 10. | Slang. a shoplifter or petty thief. |
| boost·er (bōō'stər) n.
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booster boost·er (b&oomacr;'stər)
n.
An additional dose of an immunizing agent, such as a vaccine or toxoid, given at a time after the initial dose to sustain the immune response elicited by the previous dose of the same agent. Also called booster dose, booster shot.
Booster
A data-parallel language.
"The Booster Language", E. Paalvast, TR PL 89-ITI-B-18, Inst voor Toegepaste Informatica TNO, Delft, 1989.
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