dao

noun5

1. •
   Any of various traditional Chinese swords with a curved, single-edged blade, primarily used for slashing and chopping.
2. •
   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; 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. •
   (historical) Synonym of circuit: various administrative divisions of imperial and early Republican China.

noun5

1. •
   Acronym of decentralized autonomous organization, an autonomous entity based on smart contracts on a blockchain.

   • 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.” — 2022
2. •
   Initialism of data access object, a design pattern.
3. •
   Initialism of double action only, a trigger mechanism for revolving cylinder and semi-automatic firearms.
4. •
   Initialism of disk-at-once, an optical disk recording mode.
5. •
   Initialism of de-asphalted oil, a crude oil refinery process stream.

noun1

1. •
   Abbreviation of descending aorta.