iPod

American  

[ahy-pod] / ˈaɪˌpɒd /

Digital Technology, Trademark.

1. a brand of portable digital media player.

   These instructions tell you how to download or transfer songs to your iPod.

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iPod British  

/ ˈaɪˌpɒd /

noun

1. a small portable digital audio player capable of storing thousands of tracks downloaded from the internet or transferred from a CD

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Other Word Forms

• iPodder
  noun

Etymology

Origin of iPod

Coined in 2000 by an unknown person as the name of a type of internet kiosk; independently coined in 2001 by Vincent (Vinnie) Chieco, U.S. freelance copywriter, as the name of the digital media player; i(Mac), the name of a computer model + pod ¹ ( def. )

Example Sentences

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iPod

Cook’s personality was on full display when Dailey set up a technical demo for a senior government official involving the Vcommunicator, a late-2000s-era iPod Touch with specialized real-time translation software.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 29, 2026

In contrast, when you choose to turn on a digital camera and play with its settings or add an album to your iPod library "you move towards something you want versus it coming at you".

From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026

They’re trying to sell refurbished iPod Nanos, because kids are into iPods again.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2026

The difference was that unlike the iPod, the iPhone or any MacBook, F1’s product went 200 miles an hour and occasionally burst into flames.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 29, 2026

Mitch is dutifully waiting for me behind the DJ, who isn’t actually a DJ, but instead the varsity basketball manager armed with an iPod and speaker access.

From "Dumplin'" by Julie Murphy