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enterprise (dict)

Enterprise

Psychology

• an attitude or a character trait conducive to undertaking bold ventures or actions, especially ventures involving risk
• a bold venture, particularly one of exploration or one that seeks inordinate profit

Economics

• A business or organization, possibly the brainchild of an entrepreneur
• A large commercial establishment (more specifically when viewed in marketing terms, and especially for the purposes of computer marketing and/or licencing: see enterprise edition)
• Free enterprise, a type of economy; a loose synonym for capitalism

Business

• A car rental agency, Enterprise Rent-A-Car

Ships and boats

• USS Enterprise, one of several ships of the United States Navy.
• HMS Enterprise or Enterprize, one of several ships of the Royal Navy.
• Enterprise, a privately-owned steamboat captained by Henry Miller Shreve.
• The International Enterprise sailing dinghy.
• Enterprize, an 1829 built schooner, and Melbourne's tall ship.

Spacecraft

Non-fictional

• Space Shuttle Enterprise.
• VSS Enterprise, the proposed inaugural vessel of the Virgin Galactic suborbital tourism fleet, an endeavor of Richard Branson.

Fictional

• , a television show in the Star Trek franchise (formerly titled Enterprise).
• One of a number of starships from the fictional Star Trek universe, see Starship Enterprise:
• Enterprise (NX-01) from
• USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) from
• USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-A) from films IV, V, and VI
• USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-B) from
• USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-C) from one episode ("Yesterday's Enterprise") of
• USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D) from
• USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-E) from ST: First Contact, ST: Insurrection, and ST: Nemesis
• USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-J) from one episode ("Azati Prime") of

Computing

• Enterprise-level applications

Other connotations

• Enterprise, Northwest Territories, a community in Northwest Territories, Canada (postal code X0E 0R1)
• Enterprise 64, an 8-bit home computer from the UK; also known as Flan and Elan
• enterprise culture
• enterprise zone

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