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 allo ...

, a small glowing particle or ember *

Electric spark An electric spark is an abrupt electrical discharge that occurs when a sufficiently high electric field creates an ionized, electrically conductive channel through a normally-insulating medium, often air or other gases or gas mixtures. Michael F ...

, a form of electrical discharge Spark may also refer to:

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 ...

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

Companies

* 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), a Trotskyist group * Spark Energy, 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 Spark Networks SE is an American-German dating company with a portfolio of brands designed for singles seeking serious relationships. These online dating brands include Zoosk, SilverSingles, EliteSingles, Jdate, ChristianMingle, eDarling, JSw ...

SE, an online dating company *

Spark New Zealand Spark New Zealand Limited is a New Zealand telecommunications company providing fixed-line plain old telephone service, telephone services, a mobile phone network, internet service provider, internet access services, and (through its Spark Digi ...

, 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 ...

, 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 The following is a list of software products by Adobe Inc. Active products Software suites Experience Cloud Adobe Experience Cloud (AEC) is a collection of integrated online marketing and Web analytics solutions by Adobe Inc. It includes a ...

, a suite of media applications developed by Adobe Systems * Apache Spark, a cluster computing framework *

Cisco Spark (application) Webex by Cisco is an American company that develops and sells web conferencing, videoconferencing and contact center as a service applications. It was founded as WebEx in 1995 and taken over by Cisco Systems in 2007. Its headquarters are in San ...

, a collaboration application and platform now part of the Webex Teams application *

Spark (application) Spark is an email application for Windows, iOS, macOS macOS (; previously OS X and originally Mac OS X) is a Unix operating system developed and marketed by Apple Inc. since 2001. It is the primary operating system for ...

, a mobile email application by Readdle * Spark (cellular automaton), a type of pattern in Conway's Game of Life and related rules *

SPARK (programming language) SPARK is a formally defined computer programming language based on the Ada programming language, intended for the development of high integrity software used in systems where predictable and highly reliable operation is essential. It facilita ...

, a variant of the Ada programming language which focuses on high integrity software *

Spark (XMPP client) Spark is an open-source instant messaging program (based on XMPP protocol) that allows users to communicate in real time. It can be integrated with the Openfire server to provide additional features such as controlling the various Spark functiona ...

, an instant messaging client

Arts, entertainment and media

* ''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 launch ...

, 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 re ...

'', 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 siste ...

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 Graph ...

'', a mad scientist with supernatural abilities * ''

Iskra ''Iskra'' ( rus, Искра, , ''the Spark'') was a political newspaper of Russian socialist emigrants established as the official organ of the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party (RSDLP). History Due to political repression under Tsar Nicho ...

'' (Russian for "The Spark"), newspaper of the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party

Films

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

, a US record label * Spark (UK record label) * Spark Sunderland, 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 Plankeye was an American Christian alternative rock band and one of Tooth & Nail Records' greatest successes during the 1990s and early 2000s. Plankeye's style could be defined as melodic post-grunge combined with indie and alternative elements ...

, 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 wit ...

'' * "Spark", by Ed Sheeran from '' -'' * "Spark", by Fitz and the Tantrums from ''

More Than Just a Dream ''More Than Just a Dream'' is the second studio album by American band Fitz and the Tantrums, released on May 7, 2013, by Elektra Records. The album was produced by Tony Hoffer ( Beck, M83, Depeche Mode, Phoenix) at The Sound Factory in Los Ange ...

'' * "Spark", by The Church from '' Starfish'' * "The Spark" (song), by Afrojack

Other arts, entertainment and media

ABC Spark ABC Spark is a Canadian English language specialty channel owned by Corus Entertainment. The channel was launched on March 26, 2012, replacing the declining channel Dusk. ABC Spark is based on the U.S. subscription channel Freeform (previously ...

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

Naval vessels

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

Other uses

Spark Point Spark Point, also ''Canto Point'', is a rocky point forming the northwest side of the entrance to both Discovery Bay and Galápagos Cove, and the east side of the entrance to Jambelí Cove in the northeast of Greenwich Island in the South Shet ...

, a rocky point in the South Shetland Islands * Spark (horse) *

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) ...

, 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 us ...

, a technology used to generate radio waves * Spark or '' Sinthusa'', a genus of butterfly *

Kicksled The kicksled or spark is a small sled consisting of a chair mounted on a pair of flexible metal runners that extend backward to about twice the chair's length. The sled is propelled by kicking (''sparka'' or ''sparke'' in the Scandinavian lan ...

or spark, a small sled *

Chevrolet Spark The Chevrolet Spark ( ko, 쉐보레 스파크, translit=) is a city car manufactured by General Motors's subsidiary GM Korea from 1998 to 2022. The vehicle was initially developed by Daewoo and was introduced in 1998 as the Daewoo Matiz ( ko, 대� ...

* TheSpark.com, website which originated SparkNotes *

Hangzhou Spark Hangzhou Spark () is a Chinese professional ''Overwatch'' esports team based in Hangzhou, Zhejiang. The Spark compete in the Overwatch League (OWL) as a member of the league's East region. Founded in 2018, Hangzhou Spark began play as one of e ...

, a Chinese esports team in the Overwatch League * Spark, the last-mile delivery service for

* Spark, a colloquial term referring to an

electrician An electrician is a tradesperson specializing in electrical wiring of buildings, transmission lines, stationary machines, and related equipment. Electricians may be employed in the installation of new electrical components or the maintenance ...

* Spark, the leader of Team Instinct in

Pokémon Go ''Pokémon Go'' (stylized as ''Pokémon GO'') is a 2016 augmented reality (AR) mobile game, part of the ''Pokémon'' franchise, developed and published by Niantic in collaboration with Nintendo and The Pokémon Company for iOS and Android ...