# Pod

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**Pod** or **POD** may refer to:

## Biology

- [Pod (fruit)](/source/Pod_(fruit)), a type of fruit of a flowering plant
- [Husk](/source/Husk) or pod of a legume
- [Pod of whales](/source/Pod_of_whales) or other marine mammals
- "-pod", a suffix meaning "foot" [used in taxonomy](/source/List_of_commonly_used_taxonomic_affixes)

## Electronics and computing

- [Proper orthogonal decomposition](/source/Proper_orthogonal_decomposition) in the field of numerical simulation
- [Plain old data](/source/Plain_old_data) in computing, data distinct from an object
- [Plain Old Documentation](/source/Plain_Old_Documentation), a documentation tool for the computer language Perl
- [Point of delivery (networking)](/source/Point_of_delivery_(networking))
- [Pseudo open drain](/source/Pseudo_open_drain), an electronics interface technology
- Personal online data stores, storage of personal data for the web decentralization project [Solid](/source/Solid_(web_decentralization_project)#Design)
- Pod, the basic scheduling unit in [Kubernetes](/source/Kubernetes)

## Film and television

- [*Pod* (film)](/source/Pod_(film)), an American horror film
- [Podracer](/source/Podracer), a type of vehicle from the Star Wars universe
- [Orthotube](/source/Orthotube) or pod, a fictional security device in *Spooks*
- Pod, the growth medium for the replacements in *[Invasion of the Body Snatchers](/source/Invasion_of_the_Body_Snatchers)*
- Pod, a fictional organic gaming console featured in *[existenz](/source/Existenz)*
- Personal Overhaul Device on *[Snog Marry Avoid?](/source/Snog_Marry_Avoid%3F)*

## Music

- [P.O.D.](/source/P.O.D.), an American metal band from San Diego, California
- [*Pod* (Afro Celt Sound System album)](/source/Pod_(Afro_Celt_Sound_System_album)) (2004)
- [*Pod* (The Breeders album)](/source/Pod_(The_Breeders_album)) (1990)
- *[The Pod](/source/The_Pod)*, a 1991 album by Ween
- [Pod (amp modeler)](/source/Pod_(amp_modeler)), a line of guitar amp modelers by Line 6
- ["POD" (song)](/source/POD_(song)), a 2006 song by Tenacious D from *The Pick of Destiny*
- "10 Ribs & All/Carrot Pod Pod" or "Pod", a 2015 song on the [deluxe edition of *Presence*](/source/Led_Zeppelin_Deluxe_Edition#Presence) by Led Zeppelin

## Transportation

- [Pod (vehicle)](/source/Pod_(vehicle)), in the proposed Ultra personal rapid transit system
- [Engine pod](/source/Engine_pod) or nacelle, a streamlined aircraft engine enclosure
- [Escape pod](/source/Escape_pod), a small capsule to escape a vessel in an emergency
- [Pod propulsion](/source/Pod_propulsion), ship propulsion method also known as an azimuth thruster

## Other uses

- [Pod (caste)](/source/Pod_(caste)), former name of Indian caste now known as Poundra
- [*Pod* (sculpture)](/source/Pod_(sculpture)), a sculpture by Pete Beeman
- [*POD* (video game)](/source/POD_(video_game)), a 1997 racing game
- *[Proof of Destruction](/source/Proof_of_Destruction)*, a 1987 video game, also known as *P.O.D.*
- [Pod Children's Charity](/source/Pod_Children's_Charity), an English charity
- [Coffee pod](/source/Coffee_pod), ground coffee in a filter container
- [Pod hotel](/source/Pod_hotel), cheap accommodation with very small rooms
- [Laundry detergent pod](/source/Laundry_detergent_pod)
- [Peace One Day](/source/Peace_One_Day), a non-profit organisation
- [Point of divergence](/source/Point_of_divergence) of an alternate history from actual history
- [Print on demand](/source/Print_on_demand) or publishing on demand
- [Proof of delivery](/source/Proof_of_delivery) of an item
- [Protective Oceanic Device](/source/Protective_Oceanic_Device), an electronic shark repellent
- *Pod*, 2022 novel by [Laline Paull](/source/Laline_Paull)
- Pod, a format used by [Current TV](/source/Current_TV)
- Probability of detection, a [nondestructive testing](/source/Nondestructive_testing) term
- Proper Orthogonal Decomposition or [principal components analysis](/source/Principal_components_analysis), in statistics
- [Sarco pod](/source/Sarco_pod), a euthanasia device
- POD, abbreviation used in hospitals for foot care ([podiatry](/source/Podiatry))
- [Gun pod](/source/Gun_pod), a detachable weapons pack
- [Targeting pod](/source/Targeting_pod), a target designation tool used by ground-attack aircraft
- POD, Payable on Death, a form of account titling; see [Totten trust](/source/Totten_trust)

## See also

- [iPod](/source/IPod), a portable media player designed by Apple Inc.
- [Podcast](/source/Podcast), a form of digital media
- [PODS (disambiguation)](/source/PODS_(disambiguation))
- [PPOD (disambiguation)](/source/PPOD_(disambiguation))

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