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(pod, occasionally "POD") A simple {markup language}
used to embed {documentation}, {literate programming}-style,
in {Perl} programs. Pod readers and converters are part of
the standard Perl distribution and the documentation provided
with Perl is all in pod format.
{The Pod Specification
(http://www.perl.com/CPAN-local/doc/manual/html/pod/perlpod.html)}.
(1998-12-18)