pod
Not to be confused with P.O.D..
 
1. <printer> (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. <text> Plain Old Documentation.
 
[Jargon File]
 
(1998-12-18)
 
  
 
  
Nearby terms: 
							POCAL « pocket calculator « pocket computer « pod 
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