final frontier

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Etymology

From the introductory voiceover of Star Trek: The Original Series: "Space, the final frontier..."

Noun

final frontier (uncountable)

  1. (informal) Synonym of outer space
    • 2016, Phillip Swarts, “Need to know, 2016: Air Force Space Command on the final frontier”, in Air Force Times‎:
      Space may be the final frontier and it’s starting to get awfully crowded.
    • 2016, Chris Carter, “Hedge funds head for the final frontier”, in MoneyWeek‎, archived from the original on 6 November 2016:
      Hedge funds head for the final frontier
    • 2015, “The final frontier: Israel signs agreement with UN space group"”, in The Times of Israel‎:
      The final frontier: Israel signs agreement with UN space group
    • 2015, “The final frontier for HACKERS: Experts reveal hi-tech extra-terrestrial cyberbattles to control surveillance satellites”, in The Daily Mail‎:
      Space, the 'final frontier', is rapidly becoming an extra-terrestrial battleground for corporate espionage and other types of cyber attack as hackers seek to gain commercial advantage from rival networks operating in the $330-billion space economy.
    • 2015, Glenn Harlan Reynolds, “Cashing in on the Final Frontier”, in USA Today‎:
      With all the troubles here on planet Earth, it’s comforting that things are at least looking up for the Final Frontier.
    • 2013, James Fallows, “Mars, Our First Outpost on the Final Frontier”, in The Atlantic‎:
      Mars, Our First Outpost on the Final Frontier
    • 2012, Neil deGrasse Tyson, “Back to The Final Frontier”, in Discover‎:
      Back to The Final Frontier

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