dao
see also: DAO
Proper noun
  1. (Chinese philosophy) Alternative form of Tao#English|Tao: the way of nature and/or the ideal way to live one's life.
Noun

dao (uncountable)

  1. (historical) Synonym of circuit#English|circuit: various administrative divisions of imperial and early Republican China.
  2. A Chinese sword with a curved, single-edged blade, primarily used for slashing and chopping
Noun

dao (plural daos)

  1. Dracontomelon dao; a large tree of the family Anacardiaceae; the argus pheasant tree.
  2. The hard strong wood of the dao used for veneers and cabinetwork.

DAO
Noun

dao

  1. (chemistry) De-asphalted oil, a crude oil refinery process stream.
  2. (computing) Disk-at-Once, an optical disk recording mode.
  3. (design patterns, software) Data Access Object, a design pattern used in software engineering.
  4. (firearms) Double action only, a trigger mechanism for semi-automatic firearms.



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