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.
プライマリーケアは地域医療の基本です。
Primary care is the foundation of community medicine.
このシステムのプライマリ機能はデータの保存です。
The primary function of this system is data storage.
primary glider; basic training glider
Aviation term for a simple, unpowered aircraft used in initial flight training.
パイロット候補生はまずプライマリーで訓練を受ける。
Trainee pilots first receive training on a primary glider.
primary ring
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'.