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

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

For the 2005 launch of the iPod Nano, Cook used massive upfront payments to secure a steep discount on Samsung Electronics’

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 31, 2026

Steve Jobs made gutsy bets on the Macintosh, iPod and iPhone.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026

It was built with the help of Jony Ive, the person who designed the look and feel of the Cupertino company’s iPhone, iPod and Macintosh through 2019.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 27, 2026

I go upstairs and dig the yellow shirt out of my dresser, switching on my iPod out of habit.

From "Amina's Voice" by Hena Khan