pico

 

(pē'kō) [Port.,=peak], island (1991 pop. 15,129), 167 sq mi (433 sq km), Horta dist., in the N Atlantic, one of the central Azores. It takes its name from the volcanic mountain, Pico Alto [high peak], which rises to 7,711 ft (2,350 m).

Pico may refer to:

• pico-, a prefix in the International System of Units (SI) denoting a factor of 10^-12.
• Pico (Penis) The Spanish word for penis.
• Pico (F-Zero), one of the four original pilots in the F-Zero video game series.
• Pico (image editor), an image editor developed at Bell Labs.
• Pico (programming language), developed at Vrije Universiteit Brussel.
• PICO (search strategy), a search strategy for evidence based medicine.
• Pico (text editor), a text editor originally designed for composing e-mail for Pine.
• Pico de gallo, a salsa made from fresh vegetables, especially tomatoes, onions, and peppers.
• Sega Pico, a video game system designed for young children.
• Laser Pico, a sailing dinghy for one or two people.
• Bd. of Educ. v. Pico, 457 U.S. 853.
• PICO, Physical Intervention in Computational Optimization, An interactive table top.
• PICO, Precision Intermediate-term Computer-controlled Oscillator (See Marine chronometer#Today)

People:

• Andrés Pico (1810-1876), Mexican general, and governor of pre-statehood California; brother of Pío Pico.
• Pío Pico (1801–1894), Mexican politician, entrepreneur and governor of pre-statehood California; brother of Andrés Pico.
• Pico Iyer (b. 1957), British journalist, essayist, and author.
• Giovanni Pico della Mirandola (1463-1494), Italian renaissance author and philosopher.

Fiction:

• Pico, a character created by the comedy team The Jerky Boys.
• Pico, the protagonist of Boku no Pico (My Pico) (ぼくのぴこ, Boku no Pico (My Pico)^?), a shotacon anime
• Pico, the mascot of the website Newgrounds.
• Pico, a character in the F-Zero series.
• Pico de Paperis, the Italian name for the Disney character, Ludwig von Drake.

Places:

• Pico, a comune in the province of Frosinone, central Italy.
• Pico, Vila Verde, Portugal.
• Pico Boulevard, a street in Los Angeles, California.
• Pico Island, Azores.
• Pico da Pedra, Ribeira Grande, Azores.
• Pico do Fogo, the indigenous name for Mount Fogo volcano on Fogo Island, Cape Verde.
• Pico Blanco Scout Reservation, California.
• Mons Pico, a Lunar mountain located in Mare Imbrium.
• Pico Mountain, Killington Ski Resort.

See also:

• Piko
• Pica (disambiguation)
• PICA (disambiguation)
• Pika
• Picus
• Picus (disambiguation)
• Ed Picco
• Picco pipe
• Piccio
• Piccolo
• Piccolo (disambiguation)

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