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  10  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  -pod  \-pod\  [See  {Foot}.] 
  A  combining  form  or  suffix  from  Gr  poy`s,  podo`s,  foot;  as 
  decapod,  an  animal  having  ten  feet;  phyllopod,  an  animal 
  having  leaflike  feet;  myriapod,  hexapod. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Pod  \Pod\,  n.  [Probably  akin  to  pudding,  and  perhaps  the  same 
  word  as  pad  a  cushion;  cf  also  Dan.  pude  pillow,  cushion, 
  and  also  E.  cod  a  husk,  pod.] 
  1.  A  bag;  a  pouch.  [Obs.  or  Prov.  Eng.]  --Tusser. 
 
  2.  (Bot.)  A  capsule  of  plant,  especially  a  legume;  a  dry 
  dehiscent  fruit.  See  Illust.  of  {Angiospermous}. 
 
  3.  (Zo["o]l.)  A  considerable  number  of  animals  closely 
  clustered  together;  --  said  of  seals. 
 
  {Pod  auger},  or  {pod  bit},  an  auger  or  bit  the  channel  of 
  which  is  straight  instead  of  twisted. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Pod  \Pod\,  v.  i.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  {Podded};  p.  pr  &  vb  n. 
  {Podding}.] 
  To  swell;  to  fill;  also  to  produce  pods. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  pod 
  n  1:  the  vessel  that  contains  the  seeds  of  a  plant  (not  the  seeds 
  themselves)  [syn:  {cod},  {seedcase}] 
  2:  a  several-seeded  dehiscent  fruit  as  e.g.  of  a  leguminous 
  plant  [syn:  {seedpod}] 
  3:  a  group  of  aquatic  mammals 
  4:  a  detachable  container  of  fuel  on  an  airplane  [syn:  {fuel 
  pod}] 
  v  1:  take  something  out  of  its  shell  or  pod,  such  as  peas  or 
  beans  [syn:  {shell}] 
  2:  produce  pods,  of  plants 
 
  From  Jargon  File  (4.2.3,  23  NOV  2000)  [jargon]: 
 
  P.O.D.  /P-O-D/  [rare]  Acronym  for  `Piece  Of  Data'  (as  opposed 
  to  a  code  section).  See  also  {pod}. 
 
 
 
  From  Jargon  File  (4.2.3,  23  NOV  2000)  [jargon]: 
 
  pod  n.  [allegedly  from  abbreviation  POD  for  `Prince  Of 
  Darkness']  A  Diablo  630  (or,  latterly,  any  letter-quality  impact  printer). 
  From  the  DEC-10  PODTYPE  program  used  to  feed  formatted  text  to  it 
  Not  to  be  confused  with  {P.O.D.}. 
 
 
 
  From  The  Free  On-line  Dictionary  of  Computing  (13  Mar  01)  [foldoc]: 
 
  pod 
 
  Not  to  be  confused  with  {P.O.D.}. 
 
  1.    (Allegedly  from  abbreviation  POD  for  "Prince  Of 
  Darkness")  A  {Diablo}  630  (or,  latterly,  any  {letter-quality} 
  {impact  printer}).  From  the  {DEC-10}  {PODTYPE}  program  used 
  to  feed  formatted  text  to  it 
 
  2.    {Plain  Old  Documentation}. 
 
  [{Jargon  File}] 
 
  (1998-12-18) 
 
 
 
  From  The  Free  On-line  Dictionary  of  Computing  (13  Mar  01)  [foldoc]: 
 
  P.O.D. 
 
    Piece  Of  Data  (as  opposed  to  {code}). 
 
  [{Jargon  File}] 
 
  (2000-04-08) 
 
 
 
  From  V.E.R.A.  --  Virtual  Entity  of  Relevant  Acronyms  13  March  2001  [vera]: 
 
  POD 
  Plain  Old  Document  [format] 
 
 
 
  From  V.E.R.A.  --  Virtual  Entity  of  Relevant  Acronyms  13  March  2001  [vera]: 
 
  POD 
  Print  /  Publishing  On  Demand,  PoD"




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