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Currently, the term [[starport]] is used inconsistently throughout the wiki, but usually as if its definition is:

* '''Starport:''' A large [[station]] with a [[Docking Bay]]. A station which is not an [[outpost]].

However, in [[Elite Dangerous: Horizons]] we will be getting surface starports on [[planets]], which are inconsistent with this definition. Should we change the usage of terms throughout the wiki to make starport consistently a more generic term, such as:

* '''Starport:''' A structure with [[Landing Pad]]s, where [[ships]] can dock and access various services.

This definition would include large stations with docking bays, outposts, and planetary installations.

An example of what I am talking about is the page [[Orbis]]. It opens with the line:

{{Quote|First introduced in [[Frontier: Elite II]], the giant '''Orbis''' starport is based upon the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanford_torus Stanford torus] design.|[[Orbis]] article}}

If the wiki's use of "Starport" moved away from meaning large space station, it could instead read:

{{Quote|First introduced in [[Frontier: Elite II]], the giant '''Orbis''' [[station]] is based upon the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanford_torus Stanford torus] design.|[[Orbis]] article}}
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