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POD en · NOUN

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1. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable) Initialism of print on demand.
   alt of print on demand
2. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, qualifier:logistics, uncountable) Initialism of proof of delivery.
   alt of proof of delivery
3. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable) Initialism of plain old data.
   alt of plain old data
4. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable) Initialism of point of divergence.
   alt of point of divergence
5. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable) Initialism of place of death.
   alt of place of death
   • Vickers et al. found that at entry to the study, that is, when it was thought that cure was no longer possible, 98 (68%) of 164 families recorded a preference for home as POD. 2013, Myra Bluebond-Langner, Emma Beecham, Bridget Candy, Richard Langner, Louise Jones, “Preferred place of death for children and young people with life-limiting and life-threatening conditions […] ”, in Palliative Medicine, volume 27, number 8, SAGE Publications, →DOI, page 708:

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