POE

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Poe
    n 1: United States writer and poet (1809-1849) [syn: {Poe},
         {Edgar Allan Poe}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Poe \Po"e\, n.
   Same as {Poi}.
   [1913 Webster]

from The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (8 July 2008)

PowerOpen Environment
POE

   <operating system> (POE) A definition containing {API} and
   {ABI} specifications based on the {PowerPC} architecture.  It
   is not an {operating system}.  The presence of the ABI
   specification in the POE distinguishes it from other open
   systems (POSIX, XPG4, etc.)  since it allows {platform}
   independent binary compatibility which is otherwise typically
   limited to particular hardware.

   The POE is an {open standard}, derived from {AIX} and
   conforming to industry open standards including {POSIX},
   {XPG4} and {Motif}.  The POE specification will be publicly
   available to anyone wishing to produce either {application
   programs} or hardware {platforms}.  The {PowerOpen
   Association} will provide the necessary {conformance test}ing
   and POE branding.

   The POE is hardware {bus} independent.  System implementations
   can range from {laptop computers} to {supercomputers}.  It
   requires a multi-user, {multitasking} {operating system}.  It
   provides networking support, an {X Window System} extension, a
   {Macintosh} Application Services extension and {Motif}.  It is
   {conformance test}ed and certified by an independent party
   (the {PowerOpen Association}).

   The POE specification is targeted for availability in the
   first quarter of 1994.  The {PowerOpen Association} will soon
   have some of the information material available on-line.

   (1994-11-08)

from V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (June 2006)

POE
       PERL Object Environment (PERL)

from V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (June 2006)

POE
       Power Over Ethernet (LAN), "PoE"

from V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (June 2006)

POE
       PowerOpen Association (Apple, IBM, Motorola, ..., org.)

from U.S. Gazetteer (1990)

Poe, WV
  Zip code(s): 26683

from Who Was Who: 5000 B. C. to Date

POE

Ed.  A., an American poet who specialized in ravens and
cold chills.