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 (social and political), 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 film starring William Boyd, Alan Hale and Jacqueline Logan
  • Power (1986 film), an American drama film
  • 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 film

Literature

  • Power (Fast novel), a 1962 novel by Howard Fast
  • Power (play), a 2003 play 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), an XM satellite radio channel
  • Power 105.1, a radio 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 Magazine, a Swedish automobile magazine
  • Power!, a 1985 video game
  • Power (game), a play-by-mail space-based game published by Entertainment Concepts Inc

People

  • Power (name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the surname
  • Phil Taylor (darts player) (born 1960), English darts champion nicknamed "The Power"
  • Oliver "Power" Grant, American producer, streetwear clothing mogul and actor
  • Power Twins (disambiguation), several uses

Places

  • Power (UTA station), a light rail station in Salt Lake City, United States
  • Power, Montana, a census-designated place in the U.S.
  • Power County, Idaho, also in the U.S.

Sports

  • Power (basketball), the 3-on-3 basketball team that plays in the BIG3
  • Power (horse), a British thoroughbred
  • Pittsburgh Power, an Arena Football League
  • Port Adelaide Football Club, nicknamed "Power", an Australian rules football club
  • Power F.C., a professional football club based in Koforidua, Ghana
  • West Virginia Power, a minor league baseball team

Other uses

  • Power (angel), a rank in the Christian angelic hierarchy
  • Power, an alternative name for the psychedelic drug 2C-P

See also

  • The Power (disambiguation)
  • J.D. Power, a global marketing information services firm
  • POW-R, a set of commercial dithering and noise shaping algorithms
  • Powers (disambiguation)
  • Powerful (disambiguation)