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
Qingdao Jiaodong International Airport (IATA airport code)
Science and technology Motorola Droid (codename: Tao), an Android smartphone 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)