Spark commonly refers to: *

Spark (fire) A spark is an incandescent particle. Sparks may be produced by pyrotechnics, by metalworking or as a by-product of fires, especially when burning wood. Pyrotechnics In pyrotechnics, charcoal, iron filings, aluminum, titanium and metal alloys ...

, a small glowing particle or ember * Electric spark, a form of electrical discharge Spark may also refer to:

Places

* Spark Point, a rocky point in the South Shetland Islands

People

Spark (surname) Spark is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Muriel Spark Dame Muriel Sarah Spark (née Camberg; 1 February 1918 – 13 April 2006). was a Scottish novelist, short story writer, poet and essayist. Life Muriel Camberg was bor ...

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(born 1992; formerly known as Spark), female singer-songwriter from East London

Companies and organisations

* Spark, the last-mile delivery service for

Walmart Walmart Inc. (; formerly Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.) is an American multinational retail corporation that operates a chain of hypermarkets (also called supercenters), discount department stores, and grocery stores from the United States, headquarter ...

Spark (architects) SPARK is a multi-award winning international architecture and urban design studio registered in London, Singapore and Shanghai. The studio has designed a wide diversity of projects from complex multi-phased mixed-use buildings, city-scale master pl ...

, an international architectural firm *

Spark (U.S. organization) The Spark is a Trotskyist group in the United States aligned internationally with the Lutte Ouvrière tendency. History Spark originated as a "faction" within the Spartacist League that was attracted to the French group Voix Ouvrière's metho ...

, a Trotskyist group *

Spark Energy Spark Energy was an electricity and gas supplier in the United Kingdom, established in 2007 and headquartered in Selkirk, Scottish Borders. Its operating company Spark Energy Supply Ltd entered administration in November 2018, and industry regu ...

, a UK electricity and gas supplier *

Spark Infrastructure Spark Infrastructure Group is an Australian investment fund which owns and manages a portfolio of electricity infrastructure assets. Spark's principal investments are 49% stakes in both SA Power Networks and Victoria Power Networks; as well a ...

, an investor in Australian infrastructure assets * Spark Networks SE, an online dating company * Spark New Zealand, a telecommunications company *

Spark Racing Technology Spark Racing Technology (SRT) is a motorsport manufacturer specialized in the development and engineering of high-performance e-mobility cars and modules. The company was founded by Frédéric Vasseur to become the sole chassis supplier for the FI ...

, a French motorsport manufacturer specializing in electric racecars *

Spark Unlimited Spark Unlimited, based in Sherman Oaks, California, was a video game developer founded by former developers from the ''Medal of Honor'' video game franchise. The studio's first game was '' Call of Duty: Finest Hour'' in 2004. Its last game was ...

, a computer game developer

Computer science

* Adobe Spark, a suite of media applications developed by Adobe Systems *

Apache Spark Apache Spark is an open-source unified analytics engine for large-scale data processing. Spark provides an interface for programming clusters with implicit data parallelism and fault tolerance. Originally developed at the University of Californi ...

, a cluster computing framework * Cisco Spark (application), a collaboration application and platform now part of the Webex Teams application *

Spark (application) Spark is an email application for Windows, iOS, macOS, and Android devices by Readdle. ''Lifehacker ''Lifehacker'' is a weblog about life hacks and software that launched on January 31, 2005. The site was originally launched by Gawker M ...

, a mobile email application for iOS devices by Readdle *

Spark (cellular automaton) In Conway's Game of Life and similar cellular automaton rules, a spark is a small collection of live cells that appears at the edge of some larger pattern such as a spaceship or oscillator Oscillation is the repetitive or periodic variati ...

, a type of pattern in Conway's Game of Life and related rules * SPARK (programming language), a variant of the Ada programming language which focuses on high integrity software * Spark (software), a web application framework. * Spark (XMPP client), an instant messaging client

Arts and entertainment

* ''Spark'' (radio show), a culture and technology program hosted for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation *

Project Spark ''Project Spark'' was a game creation system video game developed by SkyBox Labs and Team Dakota and published by Microsoft Studios for Microsoft Windows and Xbox One. The game was announced during Microsoft's E3 2013 press event, and was launched ...

, a "game maker" video game

Books, comics and periodicals

* ''

Spark* ''The Spark'' is the student newspaper of the University of Reading in the United Kingdom ''The Spark'' is produced monthly during term time (previously fortnightly) and is available as a paper edition distributed across University halls of res ...

'', the student newspaper of the University of Reading *

Spark (comics) Ayla Ranzz, known originally as Lightning Lass (also known as Light Lass and Spark) is a comic book fictional character, who is a super heroine in a future DC Comics universe. She is a member of the Legion of Super-Heroes where she is the sister ...

or Ayla Ranzz, a member of the Legion of Super-Heroes * ''Spark'' (magazine), the student newspaper of the Victorian College of the Arts Student Union, Australia * ''Spark'' (Matayoshi novel), a 2015 novel by Naoki Matayoshi * ''Spark'' (Twelve Hawks novel), a 2014 novel by John Twelve Hawks * ''Spark'', the student magazine of

Lakota East High School Lakota East High School is a four-year, public high school in Liberty Township, a suburb of Cincinnati, Ohio, United States. It is a member of the Lakota Local School District, which comprises both West Chester Township and Liberty Township. The ...

, Ohio, U.S. * ''Spark Mag'', an online publication founded by the punk band Downtown Boys * "Spark", in the comics series ''

Girl Genius ''Girl Genius'' is an ongoing comic book series turned webcomic, written and drawn by Phil and Kaja Foglio and published by their company Studio Foglio LLC under the imprint Airship Entertainment. The comic won the Hugo Award for Best Graphic ...

'', a mad scientist with supernatural abilities

Film

* ''Spark'' (1998 film), a film starring Terrence Howard * '' Spark: A Burning Man Story'', a 2013 documentary film * ''Spark'' (2014 film), a film directed by V. K. Singh * ''Spark'' (2016 film), an animated film * ''

A Spark Story ''A Spark Story'' is a 2021 American documentary film directed by Jason Sterman and Leanne Dare. Focusing on ''SparkShorts'' directors Aphton Corbin and Louis Gonzales, the film is a co-production between Pixar and Supper Club, and marks the for ...

'', a 2021 documentary film

Music

Spark Records Spark Records was a record label started by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller around 1954 in Los Angeles, California. Artists released on Spark Records included Willy & Ruth, The Sly Fox, Ervin "Big Boy" Groves, and The Robins. Leiber and Stoller ev ...

, a record label *

Spark Sunderland Spark Sunderland (formerly 107 Spark FM and Spark FM) is a community radio station serving 15- to 30-year-olds in the Sunderland area. Spark carries a variety of content catering for both mainstream and niche musical audiences, specialising in ...

, a radio station in Sunderland, England

Albums

* ''Spark'' (Alain Johannes album), 2010 * ''Spark'' (Drake White album), 2016 * ''Spark'' (Hiromi album), 2016 * ''Spark'' (Marit Larsen album), 2011 * ''Spark'' (Thomas Leeb album), 2004 * ''The Spark'' (album), by Enter Shikari, 2017 * ''Spark'' (Whitney album), 2022 * ''The Spark'', by Plankeye, 1995

Songs

* "Spark" (Amy Macdonald song), 2010 * "Spark" (Tori Amos song), 1998 * "Spark", by Assemblage 23 from ''

Compass A compass is a device that shows the cardinal directions used for navigation and geographic orientation. It commonly consists of a magnetized needle or other element, such as a compass card or compass rose, which can pivot to align itself with ...

'' * "Spark", by The Church from ''

Starfish Starfish or sea stars are star-shaped echinoderms belonging to the class Asteroidea (). Common usage frequently finds these names being also applied to ophiuroids, which are correctly referred to as brittle stars or basket stars. Starfish ...

'' * "The Spark" (song), by Afrojack

Television

* ABC Spark, a Canadian cable channel * '' Hibana: Spark'', a 2016 Japanese web series

Ships and submarines

* HMS Spark, a British Royal Navy submarine * USS ''Spark'' (1813), a United States Navy brig ship * USS ''Spark'' (1831), a United States Navy schooner * , a United States Navy tank-landing ship

Other uses

Divine spark The divine spark is a term used in various different religious traditions. Gnosticism In Gnosticism, the divine spark is the portion of God that resides within each human being. The purpose of life is to enable the Divine Spark to be released fr ...

, a Gnostic and esoteric concept *

Spark (horse) Spark was a Thoroughbred stallion who was among the early imports of Thoroughbred horses to America. The Belair Stud stables were associated with him and a mare, Queen Mab, also imported in this period. Frederick, Prince of Wales gave the stall ...

Spark (mathematics) In mathematics, more specifically in linear algebra, the spark of a m \times n matrix A is the smallest integer k such that there exists a set of k columns in A which are linearly dependent. If all the columns are linearly independent, \mathrm(A) i ...

, the smallest number of linearly dependent columns in a matrix * SPARK (anti-counterfeiting feature) *

SPARK (rocket) SPARK, or Spaceborne Payload Assist Rocket - Kauai, also known as Super Strypi, is an American expendable launch system developed by the University of Hawaii, Sandia and Aerojet Rocketdyne. Designed to place miniaturized satellites into low Ear ...

, an American expendable launch system *

Spark-gap transmitter A spark-gap transmitter is an obsolete type of radio transmitter which generates radio waves by means of an electric spark."Radio Transmitters, Early" in Spark-gap transmitters were the first type of radio transmitter, and were the main type use ...

, a technology used to generate radio waves * Spark or ''

Sinthusa ''Sinthusa'' is a genus of lycaenid butterflies, the sparks. They are small species with the male genitalia and secondary sexual characters of '' Virachola'', but less robust and weaker in flight. The males are easily recognized, with the forewi ...

'', a genus of butterfly * Kicksled or spark, a small sled * Chevrolet Spark * TheSpark.com, website which originated SparkNotes * Hangzhou Spark, a Chinese esports team in the Overwatch League