Tao is a metaphysical concept found in Taoism, Confucianism, and more generally in ancient Chinese philosophy that represents the force of nature.

Tao may also refer to:

Arts and entertainment

Games and comics

  • Tao, a fictional character from the comic book Wildcats
  • Tao Jun, the fictional female character from the manga and anime Shaman King
  • Tao Pai Pai, the fictional character in Dragon Ball media
  • Tao Ren, the fictional male character from the manga and anime Shaman King
  • Tao (video game), a post-industrial video game for the Famicom

Music

  • Tao (album), an album by Rick Springfield
  • T.A.O (EP), by Z.Tao
  • Tao (musical troupe), a Japanese drum and dance ensemble
  • Tao (song), a single by Do As Infinity
  • TAO, Together as One (festival), a large rave held New Year's Eve in Los Angeles

Companies and organisations

  • Tailored Access Operations, a cyber espionage unit within the US National Security Agency
  • Tao Group Hospitality, an American multinational restaurant and nightclub operator
  • Tao Asian Bistro, a chain of high-end Asian fusion restaurants and nightclubs
  • Tao Group (software), a defunct British software company
  • TAO (collective), a radical tech organization based in Canada

Medicine

  • Thromboangiitis obliterans, Buerger's disease, a type of vasculitis
  • Thyroid-associated orbitopathy, an autoimmune inflammatory disorder of the orbit and periorbital tissues
  • Troleandomycin, an antibiotic

Places

  • Tao (historical region), part of the Georgian Tao-Klarjeti principalities
  • Tao, Mali, a commune in the Cercle of Koutiala, Mali
  • Tao River, a tributary of the Yellow River in Gansu Province, China
  • Ko Tao, an island in the Gulf of Thailand

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  • Qingdao Jiaodong International Airport (IATA airport code)

Science and technology

  • Motorola Droid (codename: Tao), an Android smartphone
  • Tao Framework, a software library
  • University of Tokyo Atacama Observatory, a 6.5m observatory in Chile, operated by the University of Tokyo (2024)
  • Tamke-Allan Observatory, in Tennessee, United States (1998)
  • TAO (e-Testing platform) (Testing Assisté par Ordinateur), software
  • TAO (software), The ACE ORB, open source software
  • Ten Acre Observatory, in Oklahoma, United States
  • Tropical Atmosphere Ocean project, a project to map the tropical Pacific Ocean
  • Track At Once, an optical disc recording mode
  • Tactical Action Officer, in the U.S. Navy

People

  • Tao (surname), Chinese surname (, )
  • Tào (surname), the Vietnamese surname based on the Chinese surname Cáo ()
  • Terence Tao (born 1975), Australian-American mathematician
  • Seqenenre Tao (reigned from 1560 or 1558–1555 BC), Egyptian ruler of Thebes
  • Tao Geoghegan Hart (born 1995), British cyclist
  • Tao Johnson (born 2003), American football player
  • Tao Okamoto (born 1985), Japanese model and actress
  • Tao Tsuchiya (born 1995), Japanese actress
  • Huang Zitao (, born 1993), Chinese rapper, actor and martial artist
  • Antwuan "Tao" Simpson, American singer of Dru Hill band
  • Somchai Kemglad (born 1974), Thai actor and singer

Other uses

  • Tao people, also known as the Yami, a Taiwanese aboriginal peoples, native to outlying Orchid Island
  • Yami language (ISO 639-3 code: tao)

See also

  • Taos (disambiguation)
  • Tau (disambiguation)