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| | Starbase - Memory Alpha, the Star Trek Wiki |
 | | A starbase can be a research station, a military base, a place for interstellar trade or a seat of administration. |
 | | Starbases can be partially or completely located on a planet surface, or be limited to strictly spaceborne installations. |
 | | Starbase designators may likewise be retired, reactivated, redesignated, etc. It is also possible that any planet with a Starfleet presence has a Starbase designation as well, and stations with other names, e.g., Lya Station Alpha, and Starbase Deep Space 9, might have starbase numerical designators. |
| memory-alpha.org /en/wiki/Starbase (386 words) |
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