noun: (rocket engineering) Iāā, the specific impulse of a rocket engine
noun: (astronomy) Initialism of interstellar polarization. [The polarization of the light received from distant stars as a result of interaction with dust particles]
noun: (Internet) Initialism of internet service provider. (a company that provides Internet access for a fee) [(telecommunications) A company that provides internet access.]
noun: (programming) Initialism of interface segregation principle. (one of the five SOLID principles of programming.) [(programming, object-oriented programming) principle that states that once an interface has become too large, it needs to be split into smaller and more specific interfaces so that any client of the interface will only know about the methods that pertain to itself. (In other words: no client should be forced to depend on methods it does not use.)]
noun: Abbreviation of ichnospecies. [(paleontology) Any species known only from trace fossils, such as footprints, coprolites or nests.]
