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'''POW''' is a [[three letter abbreviation]] and as such has several meanings: |
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'''[[POW]]''' is "prisoner of war", a person, whether civilian or combatant, who is held in custody by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict. |
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'''POW''' or '''pow''' may also refer to: |
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* '''POW''' is also a shortened name of the [[Polska Organizacja Wojskowa|Polish Military Organisation]] active before and during the [[World War I]] |
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== Music == |
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* '''Pow''' is a word found commonly in comic strips to describe an action. |
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* [[P.O.W (Bullet for My Valentine song)|"P.O.W" (Bullet for My Valentine song)]] (2013) |
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* '''Pow!''' is a song brought out by [[Lethal bizzle]] which then got banned for promoting gun culture. |
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* "Pow", a 1992 song by the Beastie Boys from ''[[Check Your Head]]'' |
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* "P.O.W. (Pissed Off White Boy)", a 1993 song by Beowülf from ''[[Un-Sentimental]]'' |
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* "Pow", a 1978 song by Graham Central Station from ''[[My Radio Sure Sounds Good to Me]]'' |
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* "POW", a 2009 song by Soulja Boy from ''[[The DeAndre Way]]'' |
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==Organizations== |
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[[Category:Military]] |
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* [[POW! Entertainment]], a media production company |
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[[Category:TLAs]] |
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* [[Polska Organizacja Wojskowa]] or Polish Military Organisation |
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* [[Protect Our Winters]], a non-profit environmental organization |
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* [[Portorož Airport]]'s IATA code |
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==Television== |
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* [[P.O.W. (United States Steel Hour)|''P.O.W.'' (''United States Steel Hour'')]] |
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* [[P.O.W. (TV series)|''P.O.W.'' (TV series)]], a 2003 ITV mini-series |
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* [[P.O.W. (The Flash)|"P.O.W." (''The Flash'')]], an episode of ''The Flash'' |
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* ''[[P.O.W. - Bandi Yuddh Ke]]'', Indian political thriller television series |
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==Other uses== |
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* ''[[P.O.W.: Prisoners of War]]'', a 1988 arcade game that was ported to the NES console |
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* [[Pow (surname)]] |
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* [[pow function in C]], the exponentiation function in the programming language C |
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* [[Powys]], county in Wales, Chapman code POW |
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* [[Proof of work]] or PoW system |
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* P.O.W; aka [[Prince of Wales]] |
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== See also == |
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* [[Pow! (disambiguation)]] |
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* [[Pow wow (disambiguation)]] |
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* [[Prisoner of War (disambiguation)]] |
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Latest revision as of 20:12, 25 October 2024
POW is "prisoner of war", a person, whether civilian or combatant, who is held in custody by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict.
POW or pow may also refer to:
Music
[edit]- "P.O.W" (Bullet for My Valentine song) (2013)
- "Pow", a 1992 song by the Beastie Boys from Check Your Head
- "P.O.W. (Pissed Off White Boy)", a 1993 song by Beowülf from Un-Sentimental
- "Pow", a 1978 song by Graham Central Station from My Radio Sure Sounds Good to Me
- "POW", a 2009 song by Soulja Boy from The DeAndre Way
Organizations
[edit]- POW! Entertainment, a media production company
- Polska Organizacja Wojskowa or Polish Military Organisation
- Protect Our Winters, a non-profit environmental organization
- Portorož Airport's IATA code
Television
[edit]- P.O.W. (United States Steel Hour)
- P.O.W. (TV series), a 2003 ITV mini-series
- "P.O.W." (The Flash), an episode of The Flash
- P.O.W. - Bandi Yuddh Ke, Indian political thriller television series
Other uses
[edit]- P.O.W.: Prisoners of War, a 1988 arcade game that was ported to the NES console
- Pow (surname)
- pow function in C, the exponentiation function in the programming language C
- Powys, county in Wales, Chapman code POW
- Proof of work or PoW system
- P.O.W; aka Prince of Wales