Launch or launched may refer to:
Involving vehicles
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Launch (boat)
Launch is a name given to several different types of boat. The wide range of usage of the name extends from utilitarian craft through to pleasure boats built to a very high standard.
In naval use, the launch was introduced as a ship's boat ...
, one of several different sorts of boat
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Motor launch (naval), a small military vessel used by the Royal Navy
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Air launch, the practice of dropping an aircraft, rocket, or missile from a launch aircraft
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Rocket launch, first phase of a rocket flight
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Ceremonial ship launching
Ceremonial ship launching involves the performing of ceremonies associated with the process of transferring a vessel to the water. It is a nautical tradition in many cultures, dating back millennia, to accompany the physical process with ...
, when a vessel is slid into the water from a slipway
Arts and media
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''Launched'' (album), a 2000 album by Beatsteaks
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"The Launch" (song), 1999 song
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Launch (''Dragon Ball''), a character in ''Dragon Ball'' media
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The Launch'', Canadian musical TV show
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The Launch EP'', the debut EP from the show
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Launch Media
''Arista Records, LLC v. LAUNCH Media, Inc.'', 578 F.3d 148 (2d Cir. N.Y. 2009), is a legal case brought by Arista Records, LLC, Bad Boy Records, BMG Music, and Zomba Recording LLC (collectively, "BMG") alleging that the webcasting service provi ...
, creators of ''LAUNCH'' magazine and LAUNCH.com
*LAUNCHcast (now known as
Yahoo! Music Radio), an Internet radio service
Other uses
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LAUNCH (Innovation Challenge), a program sponsored by NASA, Nike, USAID and US Department of State
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Product launch, the introduction of a new product to market
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Soft launch
A soft launch, also known as a soft opening, is a preview release of a product or service to a limited audience prior to the general public. Soft-launching a product is sometimes used to gather data or customer feedback, prior to making it wi ...
, a preview release of a product or service to a limited audience prior to the general public
See also
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Launcher (disambiguation)
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The Launching'' (1968 TV episode) episode of ''Captain Scarlet''
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