Priming may refer to:
- Priming (psychology), a process in which the processing of a target stimulus is aided or altered by the presentation of a previously presented stimulus.
- Priming (media) is a cognitive process, in which media information (Primes) increases temporarily the accessibility of knowledge units in the memory of an individual, which makes it more likely that these knowledge units are used in the reception, interpretation and judgement for the following external information.
- Priming (agriculture), a form of seed planting preparation, in which seeds are soaked before planting
- Priming (science), a process of cleaning and preparing equipment before experimentation
- Priming (steam engine), a harmful condition in which water is carried over from the boiler of a steam engine.
- Priming (immunology), a process occurring when a specific antigen is presented to naive lymphocytes causing them to differentiate either into armed effector cells or into memory cells.
- The process by which a pump is filled with fluid and made able to operate.
- Priming (finance)