DAO

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DAO, Dao, or Dão may refer to:

DAO:

• Data Access Object, a design pattern used in software engineering
• Data Access Objects, a general programming interface for database access on Microsoft Windows systems
• Disk-At-Once, a method to record compact discs and DVDs in one pass
• Dominion Astrophysical Observatory in Saanich, British Columbia, Canada
• Double Action Only, a firing mechanism for semi-automatic pistols

Dao:

• The Chinese character 道 (Pinyin: dào; Wade-Giles: tao⁴), which may refer to:
  • Tao and Taoism, philosophical concepts
  • Dao (political), also known as circuits, a historical political division once used in China
• Dao (sword), a type of Chinese sword
• Dao (film), a film by Tsui Hark
• Dao, Capiz is a municipality in the Philippines
• Dao (ethnic group) is a minority ethnic group of Vietnam
• Dao Language is a novel scripting language offering simplicity and efficiency.

Dão:

• Dão is a type of wine from the "Demarked Wine Region of Dão" in the river Dão's margins just outside Viseu, Portugal.
• The Dão River in Portugal