WHAT IS THE PRIMER PROJECT?
The Primer is a collective effort of all the members of ISSS, and other interested parties, to write an ISSS introductory manual for systemic action.
To PRIME
verb
primed, prim·ing, primes verb, transitive
- 1. To make ready; prepare: guard dogs primed for attack.
- 2. To prepare (a gun or mine) for firing by inserting a charge of gunpowder or a primer.
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- 3. To prepare for operation, as by pouring water into a pump or gasoline into a carburetor.
- 4. To prepare (a surface) for painting by covering with size, primer, or an undercoat.
- 5. To inform or instruct beforehand; coach.
verb, intransitive
To become prepared for future action or operation.
— idiom.
prime the pump Informal
To encourage the growth or action of something.
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