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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionSep 22, 2026
Entity authorityQ398902
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Power may refer to:

Common meanings

Power (physics), meaning "rate of doing work"

Engine power, the power put out by an engine

Electric power, a type of energy

Power (political science), the ability to influence people or events

Mathematics, science and technology

Computing

IBM POWER (software), an IBM operating system enhancement package

IBM POWER architecture, a RISC instruction set architecture

Power ISA, a RISC instruction set architecture derived from PowerPC

IBM Power microprocessors, made by IBM, which implement those RISC architectures

Power.org, a predecessor to the OpenPOWER Foundation

Mathematics

Exponentiation, "x to the power of y"

Power function

Power of a point

Statistical power

Physics

Magnification, the factor by which an optical system enlarges an image

Optical power, the degree to which a lens converges or diverges light

Social sciences and politics

Economic power, encompassing several concepts that economists use, featuring the word "power"

Power (international relations), the ability to influence states

Arts, entertainment, and media

Fictional entities

Power (Chainsaw Man), a character from the anime and manga series Chainsaw Man

Power Girl, a character in the DC Comics universe

Power Pack, a Marvel Comics superhero team consisting of four young siblings

Films

Power (1928 film), a comedy starring William Boyd, Alan Hale and Jacqueline Logan

Power (1986 film), an American drama

Power (2013 film), an unreleased Indian film by Rajkumar Santoshi, starring Amitabh Bachchan and Sanjay Dutt

Power (2014 Telugu film), an Indian Telugu-language film starring Ravi Teja and Hansika Motwani

Power (2014 Kannada film), an Indian Kannada-language film starring Puneeth Rajkumar and Trisha

Power (2016 film), an Indian Bengali-language action comedy

Power (2024 film), a documentary about American police

Literature

Power (Fast novel), 1962, by Howard Fast

Power (play), 2003, by Nick Dear

Power: A New Social Analysis, a 1938 sociology book by Bertrand Russell

"Power", a storyline in the science fiction comedy webtoon series Live with Yourself!

Music

Albums

Power (Alex Newell EP), 2016

Power (Ana Popović album), 2023

Power (Barrabás album), 1973

Power (Boys Noize album), 2009

Power (Ice-T album), 1988

Power (Illuminati Hotties album), 2024

Power (Kansas album), 1986

Power (Nekrogoblikon EP), 2013

Power (Q and Not U album), 2004

Power (Tower of Power album), 1987

Power (B.A.P single album), 2012

Power, by Group 1 Crew

Power, by Lakeside

Power, by SSD

Power, by The Temptations

Power, by Z-Ro

Songs

"Power" (Diljá song), 2023

"Power" (Ellie Goulding song), 2020

"Power" (Exo song), 2017

"Power" (G-Dragon song), 2024

"Power" (Little Mix song), 2016

"Power" (Kanye West song), 2010

"Power" (Helloween song), 1996

"Power" (KMFDM song), 1996

"Power" (Sharon O'Neill song), 1984

"Power", by Hardwell and Kshmr

"Power", by Bastille from Wild World

"Power", by Gaurav Dasgupta and Dibyendu Mukharjee from Aa Dekhen Zara, 2009 Indian film

"Power", by John and Johanna Hall

"Power", by Kansas from Power

"Power", by Katy Perry from Witness

"Power", by Leona Lewis from I Am

"Power", by Lipps Inc. from Mouth to Mouth

"Power", by Rainbow from Straight Between the Eyes

"Power", by Ufo361 and Capital Bra from 808, 2018

"Power", by Tears For Fears from Elemental

Radio

Power 98 (radio station), an English-language radio station in Singapore

The Power (XM), a satellite radio channel

Power 105.1, a station in New York City

Power 89.1, in Cebu City, Philippines, operated by Word Broadcasting Corporation

94.1 Power Radio in Daet, Camarines Norte, Philippines

DXLL-FM in Davao City, Philippines (previously known as Power Radio from 2021 to 2024)

Television

Power (TV series), a 2014 drama series on Starz about a New York City illegal drug network

Power Universe, an American media franchise comprising Power and its spin-offs

"Power" (Batwoman), a 2021 episode

"Power" (Murdoch Mysteries), a 2008 episode

"Power" (Smallville), a 2009 episode

Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media

Girl Got Game, originally Power!!, a manga series 1999–2002

Power!, a 1985 video game

Power (game), a play-by-mail space-based game published by Entertainment Concepts Inc.

Editorial summary

The public source identifies “Power” as wikimedia disambiguation page. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Power, Wikimedia and disambiguation.

Editorial reviewA concise reference frame for defining the subject, testing terminology and identifying the institution closest to the evidence. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1928, 1986, 2013, 2014—that can be checked directly. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Power, Wikimedia and disambiguation providing the first useful test.
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