Talk:Ark
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An "ark" is a ship without a rudder that generally drifts or uses sails only.
The word "ark" has been commonly used in modern times to describe genetic databases, in particular to ensure against exctinct species' being lost genetically. This is an interpretation obviously derived from Noah's Ark.
It is used less commonly to mean any ecological sanctuary or oasis that has special protections.
These latter usages are obviously more culturally neutral than the 1897 definition, so I believe we should move this article to "Noah's Ark" and include some of the usage above in a more generic article.