Austere, basic, cheap. Fidelity's Spartan funds keep expenses low with high investment minimums, trading restrictions, and fees for various services. They all either seek Income or are Index Funds. (These are the areas where a low Expense Ratio is most important.)

practicing great self-denial; "Be systematically ascetic...do...something for no other reason than that you would rather not do it"- William James; "a desert nomad's austere life"; "a spartan diet"; "a spartan existence"

Spartan is an action-adventure/political thriller film written and directed by David Mamet. It was released in U.S. and Canada in March 2004. The film's cast includes Val Kilmer, Derek Luke, William H.

a twin turboprop engine aircraft designed to meet Air Force requirements for a rugged, medium size airland transport

a twin turboprop engine vehicle aircraft designed to

A native or inhabitant of Sparta; figuratively, a person of great courage and fortitude.

resolute in the face of pain or danger or adversity; "spartan courage"

Spartan is a molecular modelling application from Wavefunction, Inc..

Spatan is a strategic computer game developed by Slitherine Software in 2004. The stategic part of the game is turn based but when armies encounter each other the battles are fought out realtime. This strategy tactical split is reminisant of the Total War series.

The Spartan series of low cost Field-programmable gate arrays from Xilinx, Inc. includes the Spartan 3E, Spartan 3, Spartan 3L, Spartan IIE, Spartan II, and Spartan/XL device families with gate counts from forty-thousand to five-million. All the devices use 3.3 volt logic and most have the ability to handle other levels including 1.2V, 1.5V, and 2.5V. Xilinx offers the Spartan series as a low-cost alternative to their more expensive but higher performance Virtex series.

unsparing and uncompromising in discipline or judgment; "a parent severe to the pitch of hostility"- H.G.Wells; "a hefty six-footer with a rather severe mien"; "a strict disciplinarian"; "a Spartan upbringing"

Of or pertaining to Sparta, especially to ancient Sparta; hence, hardy; undaunted; as, Spartan souls; Spartan bravey.

Spartan is a fictional character in the Wildstorm universe.

Shuttle Pointed Autonomous Research Tool for Astronomy

a citizen of Sparta

The long range defensive missile used for "area defense". More information.

a resident of Sparta

of or relating to or characteristic of Sparta or its people