Booster may refer to:

Amusement rides

* Booster (Fabbri ride), a pendulum ride *

Booster (HUSS ride) The Booster is an amusement park ride made originally by HUSS Maschinenfabrik starting in 1998. Boosters are an evolution of HUSS' Breakdance ride, and are a competitor of Mondial's Shake and Fabbri Fabbri is an Italian surname. Notable peo ...

, an evolution of the Breakdance ride *

Booster (KMG ride) Speed is an amusement ride design produced by the Dutch company KMG. It is commonly referred to as KMG Booster, due to its similarity with the Fabbri Booster ride. It has become an extremely common ride on European travelling funfairs, par ...

, a pendulum ride

Arts, entertainment, and media

Fictional characters

* Booster, a character in the animated television series and the pilot episode film '' Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins'' and ''

Buzz Lightyear of Star Command ''Buzz Lightyear of Star Command'' is an American animated science fiction action-adventure comedy television series produced by Walt Disney Television Animation and co-produced by Pixar Animation Studios. It serves as a spin-off of the ''Toy Sto ...

'' *Booster, the Japanese name for the Pokémon Flareon *Booster, a character in the video game '' Super Mario RPG''

Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media

* ''Booster'' (newspaper), a Chicago newspaper *

Booster pack In collectible card games, digital collectible card games and collectible miniature wargames, a booster pack is a sealed package of cards or figurines, designed to add to a player's collection. A box of multiple booster packs is referred to as a b ...

, a packaged set of collectable game cards or figurines that supplements the starter packs

Science and technology

* Booster (electric power), a motor-generator set used for voltage regulation in direct current electrical power circuits *

Booster (rocketry) A booster rocket (or engine) is either the first stage of a multistage launch vehicle, or else a shorter-burning rocket used in parallel with longer-burning sustainer rockets to augment the space vehicle's takeoff thrust and payload capability ...

, used in space flight to provide or augment the main thrust in the initial phase of the rocket's flight * Booster, a co-channel repeater in broadcasting, used to improve signal strength * Booster, technically an alternative term for an electronic

power amplifier An audio power amplifier (or power amp) is an electronic amplifier that amplifies low-power electronic audio signals, such as the signal from a radio receiver or an electric guitar pickup, to a level that is high enough for driving loudspea ...

, but with slightly different meaning depending on the technical field in which it is used *

Booster dose A booster dose is an extra administration of a vaccine after an earlier (primer) dose. After initial immunization, a booster provides a re-exposure to the immunizing antigen. It is intended to increase immunity against that antigen back to protec ...

, or booster shot, in medicine, a vaccination given after a previous vaccination * Booster engine, extra cylinders on a steam locomotive, driving the trailing truck or a tender truck, to give more power on starting *

Booster pump Booster may refer to: Amusement rides * Booster (Fabbri ride), a pendulum ride * Booster (HUSS ride), an evolution of the Breakdance ride * Booster (KMG ride), a pendulum ride Arts, entertainment, and media Fictional characters *Booster, a cha ...

, a type of compressor *

Explosive booster {{unreferenced, date=August 2011 An explosive booster is a sensitive explosive charge that acts as a bridge between a (relatively weak) conventional detonator and a low-sensitivity (but typically high-energy) explosive such as TNT. By itself, the i ...

, a bridge between a low energy explosive and a low sensitivity explosive *

Launch vehicle A launch vehicle or carrier rocket is a rocket designed to carry a payload (spacecraft or satellites) from the Earth's surface to outer space. Most launch vehicles operate from a launch pad, launch pads, supported by a missile launch contro ...

, a satellite-launching rocket, sometimes informally referred to as a booster *

Pegasus Booster The Pegasus Booster is a British powered hang glider that was designed and produced by Pegasus Aviation.Cliche, Andre: ''Ultralight Aircraft Shopper's Guide'' 8th Edition, page C-32. Cybair Limited Publishing, 2001. Design and development The ...

, a powered hang glider * Vacuum servo or brake booster, a component in car braking systems

Other uses

*Booster, someone who is a member of a

booster club Booster clubs are organizations in schools at the high school and university level. The clubs are generally run and organized by the parents of the students in the supported organization in high schools, and by athletic supporters and fans at col ...

*Booster, someone who engages in boosterism *Booster, someone who engages in theft, specifically to resell robbed goods *

Booster seat A child safety seat, sometimes called an infant safety seat, child restraint system, child seat, baby seat, car seat, or a booster seat, is a seat designed specifically to protect children from injury or death during vehicle collisions. Most c ...

, a type of child car seat designed to properly position the vehicle's seat belt *

Faxe Kondi Faxe Kondi is a Danish soft drink produced by Royal Unibrew. Marketed as a sports drink, as it contains both glucose and sugar. Faxe Kondi has been produced since 1971. Originally it was sold in beer bottles, because Faxe Bryggeri was a beer com ...