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Encyclopedia > Enterprise
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Enterprise (occasionally archaically spelt enterprize) can refer to the following: Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Wiktionary is a Wikimedia Foundation project intended to be a free wiki dictionary (hence: Wiktionary) (including thesaurus and lexicon) in every language. ...

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Economics and business

Wall Street, Manhattan is the location of the New York Stock Exchange and is often used as a symbol for the world of business. ... An organization or organisation (read more about -ize vs -ise) is a formal group of people with one or more shared goals. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The Enterprise Rent-A-Car Company is a St. ... Enterprise Plc (LSE: ETR) is a British support services company based in Farington, near Preston in Lancashire, England. ... Stanford Technology Trading Group International (STTGI) was a U.S. company founded by United States Air Force Major General Richard V. Secord, and known informally as the Enterprise. STTGI operated as an arms dealer, aiding U.S. arms merchants in their sales to Iran. ... Subud Enterprise Services (S.E.S.) is one of the wings of the spiritual organization Subud. ... A farm enterprise is a component of a farm business. ... For other uses, see Capitalism (disambiguation). ...

Star Trek

  • Enterprise, television series, later titled Star Trek: Enterprise
  • Starship Enterprise, several ships in the Star Trek universe have had the name USS Enterprise or Enterprise

The starship Enterprise (NX-01) Star Trek: Enterprise is a science fiction television series set in the Star Trek universe. ... USS Enterprise (XCV 330) (Earth’s, possibly American) Enterprise (NX-01) (from United Earth’s Starfleet) USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) (the Federations first so named) USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-A) (the Federations second so named) USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-B) (the Federations third so named) USS Enterprise...

Ships and boats

  • USS Enterprise, eight ships in the United States Navy carried the name Enterprise. Six of them were commissioned and use the USS prefix.
  • HMS Enterprise, fourteen ships of the Royal Navy have been named Enterprise. Ten of them were commissioned and use the HMS prefix.
  • L'Entreprise for the French ship that was captured and became the first HMS Enterprise.
  • Enterprise (1814), a privately-owned steamboat captained by Henry Miller Shreve.
  • Enterprise, one of the ships especially built for the upcoming China trade in the early 19th century, owned by the fur trader and multimillionaire John Jacob Astor of New York
  • International Enterprise sailing dinghy.
  • Enterprize (1829), an 1829-built schooner - Melbourne's tall ship
  • Enterprise (balloon), a hot air balloon used by the Union Army during the American Civil War
  • Enterprise, an airship used by Cecil Harvey and his party in Final Fantasy IV.

USS Enterprise may refer to: United States Navy Eight ships in the United States Navy carried the name USS Enterprise. ... Ten ships of the Royal Navy (and several British ships not commissioned into the Navy) have been named HMS Enterprise or HMS Enterprize. ... The French Navy ship, lEnterprise, a 24-gun frigate, captured in May 1705 by the British The French Navy ship, lEntreprise was a 24-gun frigate which was captured in May 1705 by the British vessel Tryton. ... The first HMS Enterprise (1705), 24, a sixth-rate of the Royal Navy, was known as lEntreprise before her capture from the French by HMS Tryton in May 1705. ... Enterprise on her fast trip to Louisville, 1815. ... John Jacob Astor, detail of an oil painting by Gilbert Stuart, 1794 John Jacob (originally Johann Jakob) Astor (July 17, 1763 - March 29, 1848) was the first of the Astor family dynasty and the first millionaire in the United States, making his fortune in the fur trade and real estate... The Enterprise type is a two-man hiking sailing dinghy with a distinctive blue sail and no spinnaker. ... The Enterprize at the site of Melbourne The topsail schooner, Enterprize, was built in Hobart in 1829 by William Pender. ... The Enterprise was a hot air balloon used by the Union Army to spot oncoming troops during the American Civil War. ... Artwork by Yoshitaka Amano Cecil Harvey is a fictional character in the Square Co. ... Final Fantasy IV ), often abbreviated to FF4, is a console role-playing game developed and published by Square Co. ...

Spacecraft (non-fictional)

The Space Shuttle Enterprise (NASA Orbiter Vehicle Designation: OV-101) was the first Space Shuttle built for NASA. It was constructed without engines or a functional heat shield and was therefore not capable of space operations; her purpose was to perform test flights in the atmosphere. ... Virgin Galactic is a company in Richard Bransons Virgin Group, which plans to offer spaceflights to the paying public. ...

Computing

The Enterprise is a Zilog Z80 based home computer first released in 1985. ... Enterprise Architecture is the practice of applying a comprehensive and rigorous method for describing a current or future structure for an organizations processes, information systems, personnel and organizational sub-units, so that they align with the organizations core goals and strategic direction. ... It has been suggested that Enterprise-level application be merged into this article or section. ...

Other connotations

An Enterprise The enterprise is an amusement ride manufactured by HUSS Maschinenfabrik. ... Enterprise is a city located in Coffee County, Alabama. ... Enterprise is a city located in Dickinson County, Kansas. ... Enterprise is an Indian settlement in Canadas Northwest Territories with a population of 88. ... Enterprise is a former railroad community in Volusia County, Florida. ... Enterprise is a town located in Washington County, Utah. ... Enterprise is a city in, and the county seat of, Wallowa County, Oregon6. ... It has been suggested that Social entrepreneurship be merged into this article or section. ... Enterprise is the cross-border train service between Dublin in the Republic of Ireland and Belfast in Northern Ireland. ... Free Enterprise is a movie featuring William Shatner. ...

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Enterprise, the first Space Shuttle Orbiter, was originally to be named Constitution (in honor of the U.S. Constitution's Bicentennial).
Five captive flights of the Enterprise mounted atop the SCA with the Enterprise unmanned and Enterprise's systems inert were conducted to assess the structural integrity and performance handling qualities of the mated craft.
On March 13, 1978, the Enterprise was ferried atop the SCA to NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center, where it was mated with the external tank and solid rocket boosters and subjected to a series of vertical ground vibration tests.
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