also: プライマリー
noun-modifying (irregular)
Prenominal use, often in technical or formal contexts, modifying a noun to indicate the first or most important element.
Primary care is the foundation of community medicine.
primary glider; basic training glider
Aviation term for a simple, unpowered aircraft used in initial flight training.
Trainee pilots first receive training on a primary glider.
The primary function of this system is data storage.
primary disk
primary cache
primary DNS server
Standard katakana spelling; more common than プライマリ.
Variant spelling; less common but still used.
Borrowed from English 'primary'.