Poe (disambiguation)
Wikimedia disambiguation page
Edgar Allan Poe (1809–1849) was an American writer.
Poe, PoE or POE may also refer to:
Places
Poe, Indiana, an unincorporated community in the US
Poe, Alberta
Poe, West Virginia
17427 Poe, an asteroid
Poe, a settlement in the Nzérékoré Prefecture, Guinea
Poe (crater), a crater on Mercury
Science and technology
Polyolester oil, synthetic oil used in some refrigeration compressors
Polyoxyethylene
Computing
Perl Object Environment, a library for event-driven multitasking for the Perl programming language
Power over Ethernet (PoE), combining data and power supply via Ethernet cabling
PowerOpen Environment, an open standard for running a Unix-based operating system on the PowerPC computer architecture
Product of experts (PoE), a machine learning technique
Poe (software) (Platform for Open Exploration), a service developed by Quora that allows users to ask questions and obtain answers from a range of AI bots
Parity Outer Error, a type of error on a DVD, see DVD § Disc quality measurements.
Games
Pillars of Eternity, a 2015 role playing game by Obsidian Entertainment
Path of Exile, a 2013 action role playing game by Grinding Gear Games
People and characters
Poe Ballantine (born 1955), American author
Poe (singer) (born 1968), American singer/songwriter
Poe (surname), a surname (and list of people with the name)
Poe (mascot), a mascot of the Baltimore Ravens National Football League team
Poe, a character in the series Ruby Gloom
Poe, an AI character in the series Altered Carbon
Poe, an uglydoll
Poe, a ghost-like enemy in The Legend of Zelda series
Poe Dameron, a Resistance pilot in the Star Wars sequel trilogy
Poe De Spell, brother of Magica De Spell in Ducktales
Poe, A violetish indigo crow from Poppy Playtime as one of the Nightmare Critters.
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