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Booster

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Booster may refer to: In science and technology:

  • Booster (electric power), a motor-generator set used for voltage regulation in direct current electrical power circuits
  • Booster dose, or booster shot, in medicine, a vaccination given after a previous vaccination
  • Booster rocket used in space flight to provide the main thrust in the initial phase of the rocket's flight
  • Booster engine, extra cylinders on a steam locomotive, driving the trailing truck or a tender truck, to give more power on starting
  • Explosive booster, a bridge between a low energy explosive and a low sensitivity explosive
  • A co-channel repeater in broadcasting, used to improve signal strength

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