poi

Poi is a traditional Hawaiian food made by mashing cooked taro root (kalo) into a smooth or chunky paste. The texture ranges from thick and pudding-like to runnier, depending on how much water is added. Poi is a staple in Native Hawaiian cuisine and is commonly served with other dishes. It can be eaten fresh or allowed to ferment slightly, giving a tangy flavor. Nutritionally, poi is gluten-free and rich in carbohydrates, with regional variations in taste and preparation.

Poi commonly refers to Points of Interest (POI) in travel, geography, and digital mapping. A POI is a location that may be of interest to travelers or users, such as landmarks, restaurants, shops, or transit stops. In GIS and navigation software, POI data are stored as coordinates with metadata describing category, name, address, and sometimes contact information. Users can search, filter, and route to POIs, and developers may supply POI datasets for automatic routing or place discovery.

Apache POI is an open-source Java library for reading and writing Microsoft Office documents. Maintained by the Apache Software Foundation, POI supports formats such as Excel (XLS, XLSX), Word (DOC, DOCX), and PowerPoint (PPT, PPTX). It provides a programmatic API for creating and modifying documents, with subcomponents like HSSF and XSSF for different Excel formats, HWPF for Word, and others. POI is widely used in enterprise and open-source projects to manipulate Office files without requiring Microsoft Office.