Po
Encyclopedia
Places
- Po a major Italian river
- Pô (department), the name of a département of the First French Empire in present Italy
- PothaPothaPotha may refer to:* Potha, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa - a village in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan* Potha, Punjab - a village in the Punjab province of Pakistan...
, the name of two villages in Pakistan - Po, Wiang KaenPo, Wiang KaenPo is a village and tambon of Wiang Kaen District, in Chiang Rai Province, Thailand. In 2005 it had a total population of 15,946 people. The tambon contains 20 villages.-References:...
, a village in Chiang Rai Province, Thailand - PO postcode areaPO postcode areaThe PO postcode area, also known as the Portsmouth postcode area, is a group of postcode districts around Bembridge, Bognor Regis, Chichester, Cowes, East Cowes, Emsworth, Fareham, Freshwater, Gosport, Havant, Hayling Island, Lee-on-the-Solent, Newport, Portsmouth, Rowland's Castle, Ryde, Sandown,...
, a group of UK postal districts for Portsmouth and the surrounding area
People
- Fernando PóFernando PoFernando Po may mean:*Fernando Po in Equatorial Guinea, now called Bioko*Fernão do Pó, Portuguese explorer*Fernando Pó, Portugal, village*Fernando Po, Sierra Leone, village...
, Portuguese explorer - Kimberly PoKimberly PoKimberly Po-Messerli is a former professional tennis player from the United States.During her career, Po won the mixed doubles title at Wimbledon in 2000...
, tennis player - Teresa del PoTeresa del PoTeresa del Po was an Italian painter and engraver of the late-Baroque.She was the daughter of Pietro del Po. She is said to have painted in oil and in miniature, and has etched a few plates in the style of her father; among which is Susannah and the Elders, after Carracci. She became a member of...
, Italian painter
Fictional characters
- Master Po, the title character of the Kung Fu Panda franchise
- Master Po, a character in the TV show Kung FuKung Fu (TV series)Kung Fu is an American television series that starred David Carradine. It was created by Ed Spielman, directed and produced by Jerry Thorpe, and developed by Herman Miller, who was also a writer for, and co-producer of, the series...
- Po, one of the TeletubbiesTeletubbiesTeletubbies is a BBC children's television series targeted at pre-school viewers and produced from 1997 to 2001 by Ragdoll Productions. It was created by Ragdoll's creative director Anne Wood CBE and Andrew Davenport, who wrote each of the show's 365 episodes. The programme's original narrator was...
in the show of the same name
Government and military
- Parole Officer, an officer who monitors parolees
- Petty OfficerPetty OfficerA petty officer is a non-commissioned officer in many navies and is given the NATO rank denotion OR-6. They are equal in rank to sergeant, British Army and Royal Air Force. A Petty Officer is superior in rank to Leading Rate and subordinate to Chief Petty Officer, in the case of the British Armed...
, a non-commissioned naval rank - Pilot OfficerPilot OfficerPilot officer is the lowest commissioned rank in the Royal Air Force and the air forces of many other Commonwealth countries. It ranks immediately below flying officer...
, a commissioned air force rank - Platforma Obywatelska, a Polish political party
- Post officePost officeA post office is a facility forming part of a postal system for the posting, receipt, sorting, handling, transmission or delivery of mail.Post offices offer mail-related services such as post office boxes, postage and packaging supplies...
- Postal OrderPostal OrderIn the United Kingdom , a Postal Order is used for sending money through the mail. In the United States, this is known as a Postal money order...
- Pensions OmbudsmanPensions OmbudsmanThe Pensions Ombudsman is the official ombudsman institution responsible for investigating complaints regarding pensions in the United Kingdom. The Pensions Ombudsman is a non-departmental public body, and the holder is appointed by the Government, but acts independently after appointment. His...
In business
- Purchase orderPurchase orderA purchase order is a commercial document issued by a buyer to a seller, indicating types, quantities, and agreed prices for products or services the seller will provide to the buyer. Sending a purchase order to a supplier constitutes a legal offer to buy products or services...
, a document issued from a buyer to a seller - Principal Only, a type of collateralized mortgage obligationCollateralized mortgage obligationA collateralized mortgage obligation is a type of financial debt vehicle that was first created in 1983 by the investment banks Salomon Brothers and First Boston for U.S. mortgage lender Freddie Mac. A collateralized mortgage obligation (CMO) is a type of financial debt vehicle that was first...
Businesses
- Compagnie du chemin de fer de Paris à OrléansCompagnie du chemin de fer de Paris à OrléansThe Compagnie du chemin de fer de Paris à Orléans was an early French railway company.It merged with the Chemin de Fer du Midi to form the Chemin de Fer de Paris à Orléans et du Midi in 1934...
, a defunct French railway company, and one of the principal components of the SNCF - Petrol OfisiPetrol OfisiOMV Petrol Ofisi A.Ş. is Turkey's leading fuel products distribution and lubricants company.It was established on February 18, 1941 as a state owned company to import, stock, refine and distribute petroleum products. On July 24, 2000, the company was privatized, and initially 51% of the shares were...
, a petroleum distribution company - Pilkington Optronics
- Polar Air CargoPolar Air CargoFor the Russian aviation company see: Polar AirlinesPolar Air Cargo Worldwide, Inc. is an American cargo airline based in Purchase, Harrison, New York, USA. It operates scheduled all-cargo services to North America, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East...
, an airline with the IATA code "PO"
Science and technology
- Pareto optimality, a concept in economics
- PoloniumPoloniumPolonium is a chemical element with the symbol Po and atomic number 84, discovered in 1898 by Marie Skłodowska-Curie and Pierre Curie. A rare and highly radioactive element, polonium is chemically similar to bismuth and tellurium, and it occurs in uranium ores. Polonium has been studied for...
, a chemical element with the symbol Po - Propylene oxidePropylene oxidePropylene oxide is an organic compound with the molecular formula CH3CHCH2O. This colourless volatile liquid is produced on a large scale industrially, its major application being its use for the production of polyether polyols for use in making polyurethane plastics...
, an industrial chemical - Petaoctet, a unit of information storage
- Product owner, the voice of the customer in agile software development according to scrum
- Dust DevilDust devilA dust devil is a strong, well-formed, and relatively long-lived whirlwind, ranging from small to large . The primary vertical motion is upward...
, term to describe dust devils or well developed dust/sand whirls in the air. Often useful to pilots.
Other uses
- .po, a filename extension
- Po (clothing)Po (clothing)The po is a generic term referring to an outer robe or overcoat in hanbok, Korean traditional clothing, which was worn mostly by men since the Goryeo period until the Joseon period.-See also:*Jeogori*Dopo*Durumagi*Sagyusam*Jeonbok*Hanbok...
, a traditional Korean overcoat - Po (lateral thinking)
- Chamber potChamber potA chamber pot is a bowl-shaped container with a handle, and often a lid, kept in the bedroom under a bed or in the cabinet of a nightstand and...
, a container for urination - Per os, a phrase meaning "by mouth"
- PutoutPutoutIn baseball statistics, a putout is given to a defensive player who records an out by one of the following methods:* Tagging a runner with the ball when he is not touching a base...
, a baseball term - /PO/ an abbreviation for Papercraft and OrigamiOrigamiis the traditional Japanese art of paper folding, which started in the 17th century AD at the latest and was popularized outside Japan in the mid-1900s. It has since then evolved into a modern art form...