Puffer
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Puffer may mean:
- InhalerInhalerAn inhaler or puffer is a medical device used for delivering medication into the body via the lungs. It is mainly used in the treatment of asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease . Zanamivir , used to treat influenza, must be administered via inhaler...
, a medical device used for delivering medication into the body via the lungs - PufferfishPufferfishTetraodontidae is a family of primarily marine and estuarine fish of the Tetraodontiformes order. The family includes many familiar species which are variously called pufferfish, balloonfish, blowfish, bubblefish, globefish, swellfish, toadfish, toadies, honey toads, sugar toads, and sea squab...
, a type of fish which can inflate itself as a defence mechanism - Clyde pufferClyde pufferThe Clyde puffer is essentially a type of small steamboat which provided a vital supply link around the west coast and Hebrides islands of Scotland, stumpy little cargo ships that have achieved almost mythical status thanks largely to the short stories Neil Munro wrote about the Vital Spark and her...
, a type of cargo ship used in the Clyde estuary and off the west coast of Scotland - USS PufferUSS PufferTwo ships of the United States Navy have borne the name USS Puffer, named in honor of the pufferfish, which inflates its body with air.*USS Puffer , was a Gato-class submarine, commissioned in 1943 and struck in 1960....
, two submarine vessels of the United States Navy - Puffer train (cellular automaton), a class of patterns in automata such as Conway's Game of Life.
- Puffer, an enemy from the Metroid seriesMetroid seriesis a series of science fiction action-adventure video games by Nintendo. It chronicles the missions of bounty hunter Samus Aran who protects the galaxy from the depredations of the Space Pirates and their attempts to harness the power of the eponymous Metroids. It is noted for having one of the...
- Puffer, a type of circuit breakerCircuit breakerA circuit breaker is an automatically operated electrical switch designed to protect an electrical circuit from damage caused by overload or short circuit. Its basic function is to detect a fault condition and, by interrupting continuity, to immediately discontinue electrical flow...
- Puffer, name for a particular type of German WheellockWheellockA wheellock, wheel-lock or wheel lock, is a friction-wheel mechanism to cause a spark for firing a firearm. It was the next major development in firearms technology after the matchlock and the first self-igniting firearm. The mechanism is so-called because it uses a rotating steel wheel to provide...
pistol, usually from Nuremberg or Augsburg - SuperchargerSuperchargerA supercharger is an air compressor used for forced induction of an internal combustion engine.The greater mass flow-rate provides more oxygen to support combustion than would be available in a naturally aspirated engine, which allows more fuel to be burned and more work to be done per cycle,...
for a motor car engine - Puffer machine, used to detect explosives
- PUFfeRPeninsula Ultra Fun RunThe PUFfeR is a no-frills ultra Trail Run which has been held annually in Cape Town, South Africa since 1995. There is no prize money and no major media coverage...
(Peninsula Ultra Fun Run), a Trail Running Ultra-marathon.