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

See Examples For:

iPod

He bought Apple after walking into an Apple Store when it opened in the early 2000s in his Phoenix suburb and being blown away by the iPod.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 21, 2026

When Jobs unveiled the iPod, Apple was worth less than two-tenths of a percent what it is today.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026

Apple’s iPod ads in the early 2000s that featured dark silhouettes with contrasting white headphones were also big hits.

From Barron's ● Apr. 10, 2026

Released in 2007, the iPod Touch was designed by the same team, who later invented the iPhone - which quickly overshadowed the iPod.

From BBC ● Apr. 4, 2026

I connect the headphones to my iPod and roll back to my painting.

From "Starfish" by Akemi Dawn Bowman