POW

paʊ

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Definition of POW - Reverso English Dictionary

Acronym

acr: prisoner of warperson captured by enemy during war

The soldier was a POW for two years.
He was honored for his bravery as a POW.
The museum has a section dedicated to POW stories.

captive

detainee

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POW camp

camp where captured soldiers are held

The soldiers were taken to a POW camp after the battle.

Origin of POW

Acronym for Prisoner of War

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goon

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German guard in a WWII PoW camp

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French:PG, ...
German:Kriegsgefangener, ...
Italian:prigioniero di guerra, ...
Spanish:prisionero de guerra, ...
Portuguese:prisioneiro de guerra, ...
Chinese:战俘, ...
Japanese:捕虜, ...
Arabic:أَسِير حَرب, ...
Hebrew:אָסִיר מִלְחָמָה, ...
Russian:военнопленный, ...
Ukrainian:військовополонений, ...
Hindi:युद्ध बंदी, ...
Bengali:প্রিজনার অফ ওয়ার, ...
Catalan:PG, ...
Czech:válečný zajatec, ...
Danish:krigsfange, ...
Dutch:krijgsgevangene, ...
Greek:ΑΙΧ, ...
Hungarian:hadifogoly, ...
Khmer:ឈ្លើយសឹក, ...
Korean:전쟁 포로, ...
Persian:اسیر جنگی, ...
Polish:jeniec wojenny, ...
Portuguese (BR):prisioneiro de guerra, ...
Romanian:prizonier de război, ...
Swedish:krigsfånge, ...
Thai:เชลยศึก, ...
Turkish:esir, ...
Vietnamese:tù binh, ...

PoW

piː əʊ ˈdʌbəljuː

Definition of PoW - Reverso English Dictionary

Acronym

acr: proof of work

TECH.

method to verify transactions in blockchain

TECH.

Bitcoin uses PoW to secure and verify all blockchain transactions.
Ethereum plans to transition from PoW to PoS.
Miners compete to solve PoW puzzles.

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Origin of PoW

English, abbreviation of Prisoner of War

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French:prisonnier de guerre, ...
German:PoW, ...
Italian:PoW, ...
Spanish:PoW, ...
Portuguese:prova de trabalho, ...
Chinese:工作量证明, ...
Japanese:プルーフ・オブ・ワーク, ...
Arabic:إِثْبَات العَمَل, ...
Hebrew:שִׁיטַת אִימוּת עֲבוֹדָה, ...
Russian:доказательство работы, ...
Ukrainian:PoW, ...
Hindi:कार्य-प्रमाण, ...
Bengali:প্রুফ অফ ওয়ার্ক, ...
Catalan:prova de treball, ...
Czech:PoW, ...
Danish:proof of work, ...
Dutch:PoW, ...
Greek:απόδειξη εργασίας, ...
Hungarian:munkaigazolás, ...
Khmer:វិធីសាស្ត្រផ្ទៀងផ្ទាត់ប្រតិបត្តិការប្លុកឆេនដោយភស្តុតាងការងារ, ...
Korean:작업 증명, ...
Persian:اثبات کار, ...
Polish:PoW, ...
Portuguese (BR):PoW, ...
Romanian:PoW, ...
Swedish:PoW, ...
Thai:หลักฐานการทำงาน, ...
Turkish:iş ispatı, ...
Vietnamese:bằng chứng công việc, ...

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