What does POLARIS stand for?

What does POLARIS mean?

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POLARIS	Portable Observatories For Lithosphere Analysis And Research Investigating Seismicity Academic & Science » Geology
POLARIS	Performance Oil Lab And Reliable Information Service Governmental » Military
POLARIS	Pull Off Lake And Repair In Summer Miscellaneous » Funnies
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Po•lar•is(n.): the polestar or North Star, a star of the second magnitude situated close to the north pole of the heavens, in the constellation Ursa Minor: the outermost star in the handle of the Little Dipper.