1. 
[syn: Taoist, Tao]
2.  the ultimate principle of the universe; 
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Tao
    n 1: an adherent of any branch of Taoism [syn: Taoist, Tao]
    2: the ultimate principle of the universe
V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (February 2016):
TAO
       Topics, Associations, Occurrences (XTM)
V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (February 2016):
TAO
       Track At Once (CD-R)
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (30 December 2018):
TAO
    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 et
   al eds, LNCS 441, Springer 1989, pp. 271-299].
   (2006-02-06)
   2. A programming language for APE/Quadrics parallel
   computers, largely modelled on FORTRAN and evolved from the
   even more primitive APESE language.  TAO is particularly
   hard to work with, due to the lack of systematics, poor
   documentation and a primitive compiler.
   [Reference?  Dates?]
   (2006-02-06)