The term continues an [[acronym]] pattern to coin [[retronym | retronyms]] for constructs that do not use fancy new features:
* [["Plain old JavaScript object]]" in [[JavaScript]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ajaxian.com/archives/return-of-the-pojo-plain-ole-javascript |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140913151352/http://ajaxian.com/archives/return-of-the-pojo-plain-ole-javascript |archive-date=2014-09-13 |title=Return of the POJO: Plain 'Ole JavaScript |last=Almaer |first=Dion |work=Ajaxian |date=2006-07-17 |access-date=2014-08-19 }}</ref>
* [["Plain old Ruby object]]" (PORO) in [[Ruby (programming language)|Ruby]]
* [["Plain old Documentation]]" (pod) in [[Perl]]
* [[Plain old CLR object]] (POCO)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc681329.aspx |title=POCO Support |work=microsoft.com |access-date=2012-05-27 }}
</ref> in the [[.NET Framework]]
* [["Plain old PHP object]]" (POPO)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://jan.kneschke.de/2007/2/19/typesafe-objects-in-php/ |title=typesafe objects in PHP |first=Jan |last=Kneschke |date=2007-02-19 |work=kneschke.de |access-date=2012-05-27 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120326195616/http://jan.kneschke.de/2007/2/19/typesafe-objects-in-php/ |archive-date=2012-03-26 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://jym.sg/controller-with-bare-bone-plain-old-php-objec |title=Controller with bare-bone Plain Old PHP Object aka POPO |first=Jym |last=Cheong |date=2011-06-26 |work=jym.sg |access-date=2012-05-27 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120326195611/http://jym.sg/controller-with-bare-bone-plain-old-php-objec |archive-date=2012-03-26 }}
</ref> in [[PHP]]
* [[Plain old telephone service]] (POTS) in [[telephony]]
