Company that provides Internet access to individuals or organizations

• Usually charges a recurring fee for connectivity and support

Processor or module that transforms raw image sensor data

• Performs demosaicing, noise reduction, sharpening, and color processing

OO design principle: clients should not depend on unused methods

• Prefer many small, specific interfaces over one large general interface

Measure of rocket engine efficiency, usually expressed in seconds

• Thrust per unit propellant mass flow

Polarization of starlight caused by aligned interstellar dust grains

• Used to probe magnetic fields in the interstellar medium

Abbreviation of ichnospecies, a trace-fossil taxonomic rank