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

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2026

While by no means the first portable digital music player when it was released in 2001, the iPod is one of "Apple's most iconic products" argued Craig Pickerell of The Apple Geek.

From BBC ● Apr. 4, 2026

I removed the stopwatch, notebook, pen, and iPod with the recreated playlist.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas