dao

noun
/daʊ/

Etymology

Likely related to one of the preceding words ("Chinese sword", "Burmese knife") or from Indo-Aryan. Compare Bengali দাও (daō).

  1. borrowed from dao

Definitions

  1. Any of various traditional Chinese swords with a curved, single-edged blade, primarily…

    Any of various traditional Chinese swords with a curved, single-edged blade, primarily used for slashing and chopping.

  2. Alternative form of Tao

    Alternative form of Tao: the way of nature and/or the ideal way to live one's life.

  3. Synonym of circuit

    Synonym of circuit: various administrative divisions of imperial and early Republican China.

  4. + 12 more definitions
    1. Alternative form of dah (“Burmese knife or sword”).

    2. A sword and construction tool of the Naga people of India, which has a wooden hilt and…

      A sword and construction tool of the Naga people of India, which has a wooden hilt and grows wider from the narrow hilt to the wide, flat tip.

    3. Dracontomelon dao

      Dracontomelon dao; a large tree of the family Anacardiaceae; the argus pheasant tree.

    4. The hard strong wood of the dao used for veneers and cabinetwork.

    5. Initialism of de-asphalted oil, a crude oil refinery process stream.

    6. Initialism of disk-at-once, an optical disk recording mode.

    7. Initialism of data access object, a design pattern.

    8. Initialism of double action only, a trigger mechanism for revolving cylinder and…

      Initialism of double action only, a trigger mechanism for revolving cylinder and semi-automatic firearms.

    9. Acronym of decentralized autonomous organization, an autonomous entity based on smart…

      Acronym of decentralized autonomous organization, an autonomous entity based on smart contracts on a blockchain.

      • As the name suggests, DAOs are autonomous entities that subsist independently from any legal or moral entity. After they have been created and deployed onto the internet, they no longer need (nor heed) their creators.
      • Humans aren't in charge, they are on the edges. AI is what makes the decisions and the DAO maintains itself. DAOs aren't just defined by having AI make all the decisions, they also have their own internal capital.
      • But with the mayor’s backing, Mr. Nelson is planning to establish a trust fund that would serve as the basis of the DAO. “I’m dreaming,” he said. “Two Harbors could turn into Disneyland.”
    10. Initialism of Dragon Age

      Initialism of Dragon Age: Origins.

    11. Alternative form of Tao (“the way of nature, or ideal way to live one's life”).

    12. Abbreviation of descending aorta.

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