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)