Starter

Starter may refer to:

Science and technology

 * Starter motors, used to start internal-combustion engines
 * Motor starters, a motor controller used to start large electric motors
 * Lamp starter, used to initiate operation of fluorescent lights

Food and meals

 * Bread starter or "sponge", a fermented mixture used in baking sourdough
 * Fermentation starter, preparations to assist the beginning of fermentation
 * Entrée and Hors d'œuvre, a course before the main course of a meal

Sports

 * Starting pistol, in athletics competitions
 * A player in the starting lineup
 * A starting pitcher in baseball
 * In horse racing, the person who operates the starting barrier mechanism to begin a horse race

Other uses

 * Starter (clothing line), a clothing brand that was popular in the 1990s
 * Starter packs, a trading card games deck containing enough cards to play a full game self-sufficiently
 * Jan Janszoon Starter (1593–1626), poet from the Northern Netherlands