It seems that quite a few people seemed to be boggled by the word iPod and are asking – What does iPod stand for? Here’s the lowdown.

The term iPod was coined by Apple as a name for their line of MP3 devices. According to the company the word iPod is an abbreviation for “Internet POD”.

The word POD also stands for “Portable Open Database” – this is simply the reference to the software (based from iTunes) that is used to make iPod work so well.

The term Pod has also been used to describe “Podcasts”, another popular innovation of Apple’s – simply a streaming radio like track that can be accessed from the iTunes software.

In a nutshell – what does iPod stand for? Internet Pod.