Definition: pod

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Source: WordNet (r) 1.7 

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

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) 

-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.
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.
Pod \Pod\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Podded; p. pr. & vb. n.
   Podding.]
   To swell; to fill; also, to produce pods.

Source: The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (2003-OCT-10) 

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.  Plain Old Documentation.

   [Jargon File]

   (1998-12-18)
P.O.D.

   <data> Piece Of Data (as opposed to code).

   [Jargon File]

   (2000-04-08)

Source: V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms December 2001 

POD
        Plain Old Document [format]
POD
        Print / Publishing On Demand, "PoD"

Source: Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001) 

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..
P.O.D. /P-O-D/ [rare] Acronym for `Piece Of Data' (as opposed to a code
   section). See also pod.