Booster

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 pump, a type of compressor
  • Booster (rocketry), used in space flight to provide or augment the main thrust in the initial phase of the rocket's flight
  • Launch vehicle, a satellite-launching rocket, sometimes informally referred to as a booster
  • 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
  • Vacuum servo or brake booster, a component in car braking systems
  • Pegasus Booster, a powered hang glider

In amusement park rides:

  • Booster (Fabbri ride), a pendulum ride manufactured by Fabbri
  • Booster (HUSS ride), a ride similar to Breakdance manufactured by HUSS Maschinenfabrik
  • Booster (KMG ride), a pendulum ride manufactured by KMG

In other uses:

  • Booster (movie character), a character in the animated television series Buzz Lightyear of Star Command
  • Booster (newspaper), a Chicago newspaper
  • Someone who engages in boosterism or is a member of a booster club
  • Someone who engages in shoplifting
  • Booster pack, a packaged set of collectable game cards or figurines that supplements the starter packs
  • Booster seat, a type of child car seat designed to properly position the vehicle's seat belt
  • A character in the video game Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
  • Booster, the Japanese name for the Pokémon Flareon