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Arts and entertainment

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Pom (comics) Jozef Van Hove, better known as Pom, (b. Berchem, 16 November 1919 - 2 May 2014) was a Belgium, Belgian comics writer and artist, mainly known for the humorous-satirical adventure comic strip ''Piet Pienter en Bert Bibber'' published in ''Gazet van ...
(1919–2014), a Belgian comic strip writer and artist * Baby Pom, a fictional character in the British television programme ''
Fimbles ''Fimbles'' is a British children's television series created and produced by Novel Entertainment. The series has 200 episodes, airing from 2002 to 2004 with repeats of the series airing until early 2012 on CBeebies. The Fimbles are Fimbo, Florri ...
'' * Pom, a character in the video game ''
Them's Fightin' Herds ''Them's Fightin' Herds'' is an indie fighting game developed by Mane6 and published by Maximum Games. It features a cast of all-female ungulate characters fighting each other to find a champion worthy of gaining a magical key that will protec ...
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Organizations

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Pepco Holdings Pepco Holdings was a holding company incorporated in February 2001 for the purpose of effecting the acquisition of Conectiv Power Delivery by Potomac Electric Power Company (better known as "Pepco"). The acquisition was completed on August 1, 200 ...
(stock symbol) * POM Wonderful, a company and brand of pomegranate juice * Jacksons International Airport or Port Moresby Airport (IATA code) *
Presidio of Monterey, California The Presidio of Monterey (POM), located in Monterey, California, is an active US Army installation with historic ties to the Spanish colonial era. Currently, it is the home of the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center (DLI-FLC). ...
, a US Army installation * Working People's Party (Moldova) (), a political party in Moldova


Science and technology

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Pomeranian (dog) The Pomeranian (often known as a Pom) is a dog breed, breed of dog of the Spitz type that is named for the Pomerania region in north-west Poland and north-east Germany in Central Europe. Classed as a toy dog breed because of its small size, t ...
, a breed of dog * Princeton Ocean Model, a model for ocean circulation * Prescription-only medicine, a medicine that requires a prescription * Particulate organic matter * Posterior nucleus, of the thalamus; see
Barrel cortex The barrel cortex is a region of the somatosensory cortex that is identifiable in some species of rodents and species of at least two other orders and contains the barrel field. The 'barrels' of the barrel field are regions within cortical lay ...


Chemistry

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Pivaloyloxymethyl Pivaloyloxymethyl (POM, pivoxil, pivoxyl) is a protecting group used in organic synthesis.''Protective Groups in Organic Synthesis'', 3rd Edition, Theodora M. Greene and Peter G. M. Wuts, The POM radical has the formula (CH3)3C-CO-O-CH2. The PO ...
, a functional group in organic chemistry *
Polyoxometalate In chemistry, a polyoxometalate (abbreviated POM) is a polyatomic ion, usually an anion, that consists of three or more transition metal oxyanions linked together by shared oxygen atoms to form closed 3-dimensional frameworks. The metal atoms are ...
, a type of inorganic compound used as catalysts * Polyoxymethylene, a common plastic polymer


Computing

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Parallax occlusion mapping Parallax occlusion mapping (POM) is an enhancement of the parallax mapping technique. Parallax occlusion mapping is used to procedurally create 3D definition in textured surfaces, using a displacement map (similar to a topography map) instead of ...
, a computer graphics method to add 3D complexity to textures * Pattern-oriented modeling, a technique to validate agent-based models *
Project Object Model Maven is a build automation tool used primarily for Java projects. Maven can also be used to build and manage projects written in C#, Ruby, Scala, and other languages. The Maven project is hosted by the Apache Software Foundation, where it wa ...
, the central construct of the Apache Maven build management system * Probabilistic Ontology Model, a method for ontology learning used in
KAON KAON (Karlsruhe ontology) is an ontology infrastructure developed by the University of Karlsruhe and the Research Center for Information Technologies in Karlsruhe. Its first incarnation was developed in 2002 and supported an enhanced version of ...


Other uses

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Pom (dish) ''Pom'' is a Surinamese oven dish made using Arrowleaf elephant ear root, locally called "''pomtajer''". History Within the Surinamese community, in both Suriname and The Netherlands, ''pom'' is the most popular and best known festive dish. Wit ...
, a taro like root based oven dish native to Suriname * Pom (slang), a slang term for a British person * Pom language * ''
Production and Operations Management ''Production and Operations Management'' is a peer-reviewed academic journal covering research on all topics in product and process design, operations, and supply chain management. ''Production and Operations Management'' is published by Wiley-B ...
'', a peer-reviewed academic journal *
Pom-pom A pom-pom – also spelled pom-pon, pompom or pompon – is a decorative ball or tuft of fibrous material. The term may refer to large tufts used by cheerleaders, or a small, tighter ball attached to the top of a hat, also known as a ...
or pom, a decorative ball * Pom Klementieff (born 1986), French actress * Patrouilleur Outre-mer, a type of high-sea patrol vessel


See also

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Pome In botany, a pome is a type of fruit produced by flowering plants in the subtribe Malinae of the family Rosaceae. Well-known pomes include the apple, pear, and quince. Etymology The word ''pome'' entered English in the late 14th century, and re ...
, a type of fruit * Pomme (disambiguation) * Phom (disambiguation) {{Disambiguation