Tao

D0190300 (dou, tou) also Dao (dou)n.1. In Taoism, the basic, eternal principle of the universe that transcends reality and is the source of being, non-being, and change.2. In Confucianism, the right manner of human activity and virtuous conduct seen as stemming from universal criteria and ideals governing right, wrong, and other categories of existence.

[Mandarin dào, road, way, Tao, from Middle Chinese tɦaw`, from Early Middle Chinese daw', from Old Chinese *lûʔ.]

Tao

(taʊ) (in the philosophy of Taoism) n1. (Other Non-Christian Religions) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist2. (Other Non-Christian Religions) the rational basis of human conduct3. (Other Non-Christian Religions) the course of life and its relation to eternal truth[Chinese, literally: path, way]

Tao

(daʊ, taʊ)

n. 1. (sometimes l.c.) (in Taoism) the dynamic principle of life by which all things happen or exist. 2. (often l.c.) (in Confucianism) the rational basis of human conduct. [< Chinese dào literally, way]

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Noun	1.	Tao - an adherent of any branch of TaoismTaoistTaoism - religion adhering to the teaching of Lao-tzuTaoism - a Chinese sect claiming to follow the teaching of Lao-tzu but incorporating pantheism and sorcery in addition to Taoismadherent, disciple - someone who believes and helps to spread the doctrine of another
	2.	Tao - the ultimate principle of the universeprinciple - a basic truth or law or assumption; "the principles of democracy"Daoism, Taoism - philosophical system developed by Lao-tzu and Chuang-tzu advocating a simple honest life and noninterference with the course of natural events

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TAO

(language)1. A Lisp dialect with concurrency,object-orientation and logic.

["Concurrent Programming in TAO - Practice and Experience",I. Takeuchi in Parallel Lisp: Languages and Systems, T. Ito etal eds, LNCS 441, Springer 1989, pp. 271-299].

Tao

one of the most important categories of Chinese philosophy. The literal meaning of “tao” is “path.” Confucius and the early Confucians gave an ethical meaning to the term, interpreting it as “man’s path,” that is, moral conduct and the social order based on morality. In the philosophy of Taoism, the term “tao” has acquired an on-tological. rather than an ethical, meaning, which has come to signify both the original cause of the universe and its basis, the mysterious and unknowable regularity and wholeness of life. In the philosophy of neo-Confucianism, the term “tao” is usually identified with the term “li” (“principle”) and is counterposed to the material substratum ch’i. The founder of the rationalist system of neo-Confucianism, Chu Hsi, emphasized the identity of man’s tao with that of the surrounding world.

REFERENCES

Konrad, N. I. “Filosofiia kitaiskogo Vozrozhdeniia.” In his book Zapad i Vostok. Moscow, 1966.
Bykov, P. S. Zarozhdenie obshchestvenno-politicheskoi ifilosofskoi mysli v Kitae. Moscow, 1966.
Fung Yu-lan. A History of Chinese Philosophy, vols. 1–2. Princeton, 1952–53.

V. A. RUBIN

TAO

Acronym	Definition
TAO➣Together as One
TAO➣Track-At-Once (CD creation)
TAO➣Tailored Access Operations (US NSA)
TAO➣Track at Once
TAO➣The Ancient Order (gaming clan)
TAO➣The Ardennes Offensive (war)
TAO➣Tropical Atmosphere Ocean
TAO➣Tactics Arena Online (gaming)
TAO➣Traduction Assistée Par Ordinateur (French: computer-assisted translation)
TAO➣The ACE ORB (Object Computing, Inc.)
TAO➣Thromboangiitis Obliterans
TAO➣The Autumn Offering (band)
TAO➣Telecommunications Advancement Organization of Japan
TAO➣Topical Antibiotic Ointment
TAO➣Technical Assistance Organization (various organizations)
TAO➣Traducción Asistida por Ordenador (Spanish: Computer-Assisted Translation)
TAO➣Transfer of Authority
TAO➣Triple Antibiotic Ointment
TAO➣The Alphabetical Order (Washington, DC rock band)
TAO➣Toolkit for Advanced Optimization
TAO➣Tambon Administrative Organization (Thailand)
TAO➣Taxpayer Assistance Order
TAO➣Tactical Air Operations
TAO➣The Aikido Ohana (martial arts; Japan)
TAO➣Tactical Coordinator
TAO➣Technology Applications Office
TAO➣Tokyo Astronomical Observatory
TAO➣Transition Assistance Office
TAO➣Totally Automated Office
TAO➣Tactical Actions Officer
TAO➣Travel Agents Ordinance
TAO➣Taiwanese American Organization (various locations)
TAO➣Ten Acre Observatory (Oklahoma)
TAO➣Tactical Area of Operations (various armed forces; also seen as TAOR)
TAO➣Telephony Application Object (CORBA)
TAO➣Thème Apprentissage et Optimisation (French: Theme Learning and Optimization)
TAO➣TSCA Assistance Office (US EPA)
TAO➣Tin-Antimony Oxide
TAO➣Transformation Alignment Office (Canada)
TAO➣Technical Assistance Operations
TAO➣Technical Applications Office
TAO➣TOGA Atmosphere Ocean
TAO➣TACAN Only
TAO➣Technical Assistance Order
TAO➣Technical Arrest Order
TAO➣Time and Altitude Over ... (location)
TAO➣Terrain Avoidance Override
TAO➣TOGA Automated Observations
TAO➣Temporary Area Office
TAO➣Fleet Oiler - MSC Manned (also abbreviated T-AO)
TAO➣Task Area Objective
TAO➣Transportation Applications Office
TAO➣Tactical Air Observer/Observation
TAO➣Test Analysis Outline
TAO➣Tactical Air/Action Officer
TAO➣Tactical Aeronautical Order
TAO➣Total Advanced Optimization
TAO➣Test Assisté Par Ordinateur (French: Computer-Assisted Test)

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noun an adherent of any branch of Taoism

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noun the ultimate principle of the universe

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