Pao or PAO may refer to:

Fiction

* Pao-chan, a character from the Japanese magical girl anime television series, ''

Ojamajo Doremi , alternatively titled ''Magical DoReMi'' in English, is a Japanese magical girl anime television series created by Toei Animation. It focuses on a group of elementary school girls, led by Doremi Harukaze, who become witch apprent ...

'' * Pao, setting of ''

The Languages of Pao ''The Languages of Pao'' is a science fiction novel by American writer Jack Vance, first published in 1958, based on the Sapir–Whorf hypothesis, which asserts that a language's structure and grammar construct the perception and consciousness o ...

'', a science fiction novel by Jack Vance * Pao, a Rebel commando in the film '' Rogue One: A Star Wars Story''

People

Pao Ching-yen Bao Jingyan or Pao Ching-yen ( zh, 鮑敬言) (Pinyin: Bào Jìngyán) was a Chinese people, Chinese, libertarian/anarchist philosopher and Taoist who lived somewhere between the late 200's AD and before 400 AD. Political thought A successor of ...

(also spelled Bao Jingyan), a Chinese anarchist philosopher who presumably lived in the early fourth century C.E. * Yih-Ho Michael Pao, an American entrepreneur and hydro-engineer *

Pa'O people , native_name_lang = my , image = Pa O Tribe Kalaw Shan Myanmar.jpg , caption = A Pa'O woman near Kalaw, southern Shan State , population = 1,400,000 (2014 est.) , popplace = Myanmar, Thailand , rels ...

, an ethnic group in Burma *

Pao language (disambiguation) Pao may be: * Pa'O language, native to Myanmar * Tai Pao language, native to Vietnam * Pao language (Venezuela) (unattested) * Pao language (India) (spurious) See also

*''The Languages of Pao'' {{Dab ...

Ellen Pao Ellen Kangourou Pao (born 1970) is an American investor and former CEO of social media company Reddit. Pao first became known in 2012 for filing a failed gender discrimination suit against her employer, venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins, a ...

, American lawyer and former Reddit executive *

Yue-Kong Pao Sir Yue-Kong Pao CBE JP (; 10 November 1918 — 23 September 1991), is the founder of Hong Kong's Worldwide Shipping Group which in the 20 years from purchasing its first used ship in 1955 became by far the largest shipping company in the wo ...

, Hong Kong businessman

Places

* Barangay Pao, an administrative division of Manaoag, Pangasinan * PAO, the IATA airport code for

Palo Alto Airport Palo Alto Airport is a general aviation airport in the city of Palo Alto in Santa Clara County, California, United States, near the south end of San Francisco Bay on the western shore. Facilities Palo Alto Airport covers and has one asphalt ...

, Santa Clara County *

Pao River Lam Pao ( th, ลำปาว, ) is a tributary of the Chi River in northeast Thailand. The river originates at the Nong Han Kumphawapi Lake in Udon Thani Province, from where it flows through Kalasin Province until it flows into the Chi at the bo ...

, a tributary of the Chi River in northeast Thailand * Pao, Trakan Phuet Phon, Ubon Ratchathani Province, Thailand * Pão de Açúcar, Alagoas, a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Alagoas *

Paoli station Paoli station is a passenger rail station located in the western suburbs of Philadelphia at 13 Lancaster Avenue (US 30), Paoli, Pennsylvania. It is served by Amtrak's ''Keystone Service'' and '' Pennsylvanian'' trains, and most SEPTA Paoli/Thornd ...

, an Amtrak and SEPTA train station in Paoli, Pennsylvania (Amtrak station code) *

Sugarloaf Mountain Sugarloaf Mountain ( pt, Pão de Açúcar, ) is a peak situated in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, at the mouth of Guanabara Bay on a peninsula that juts out into the Atlantic Ocean. Rising above the harbor, the peak is named for its resemblance to ...

, a mountain in Rio de Janeiro, ''Pão de Açúcar'' in Portuguese

Technology

* Process-Architecture-Optimization, the new 3-generation CPU manufacturing process replacing Intel's tick–tock model

Organizations

* PAO, the ICAO code for

Polynesian Airlines Samoa Airways, formerly Polynesian Airlines, is the state-owned flag carrier airline of Samoa. The airline was founded in 1959 as "Polynesian Airlines", providing domestic and international flights throughout the South Pacific. International op ...

Panathinaikos A.O. Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos ( el, Παναθηναϊκός Αθλητικός Όμιλος, literally in English: "Panathenaic Athletic Club" or Panathinaikos A.C.), also known simply as Panathinaikós , is a major Greek multi-sport club ba ...

, a Greek multisport club *

Panhellenic Liberation Organization The Panhellenic Liberation Organization ( el, Πανελλήνιος Απελευθερωτική Οργάνωσις (ΠΑΟ), ''Panellinios Apeleftherotiki Organosis'' (PAO)), was a Greek resistance organization against the Axis occupation of Gr ...

, a Greek resistance organization against the Axis occupation of Greece. * Prince Alfred's Own, a historic name for the Cape Field Artillery * Public Affairs Office * ''

Ming Pao ''Ming Pao'' () is a Chinese-language newspaper published by Media Chinese International in Hong Kong. In the 1990s, ''Ming Pao'' established four overseas branches in North America; each provides independent reporting on local news and colle ...

'', a Chinese newspaper

Science

* Pao (genus), a genus of pufferfishes * Pao (unit), an obsolete unit of mass and (especially) dry measure in South Asia *

Phased-array optics Phased-array optics is the technology of controlling the phase and amplitude of light waves transmitting, reflecting, or captured (received) by a two-dimensional surface using adjustable surface elements. An optical phased array (OPA) is the optica ...

* Pheophorbide a oxygenase, an enzyme *

Pierre Auger Observatory The Pierre Auger Observatory is an international cosmic ray observatory in Argentina designed to detect ultra-high-energy cosmic rays: sub-atomic particles traveling nearly at the speed of light and each with energies beyond 1018 eV. In Ear ...

Polyalphaolefin A polyolefin is a type of polymer with the general formula (CH2CHR)n where R is an alkyl group. They are usually derived from a small set of simple olefins (alkenes). Dominant in a commercial sense are polyethylene and polypropylene. More speciali ...

, a type of polyolefin made from alpha-olefin monomer(s) * Polyphosphate-accumulating organism

Other uses

* Pao (袍), an element of

Han Chinese clothing ''Hanfu'' () is the traditional styles of clothing worn by the Han Chinese. There are several representative styles of ''hanfu'', such as the (an upper-body garment with a long outer skirt), the (an upper-body garment with a long underskirt ...

Pão de queijo Pão de queijo (, "cheese bread" in Portuguese) or Brazilian cheese bread is a small, baked cheese roll or cheese bun, a popular snack and breakfast food in Brazil. It is a traditional Brazilian recipe, originating in the state of Minas Gerais. ...

, a Brazilian cheesy bread * A

fairy chess piece A fairy chess piece, variant chess piece, unorthodox chess piece, or heterodox chess piece is a chess piece not used in conventional chess but incorporated into certain chess variants and some chess problems. Compared to conventional pieces, fair ...

Nissan Pao The Nissan Pao is a retro-styled three-door hatchback manufactured by Nissan for model years 1989-1991, and originally marketed solely in Japan at their '' Nissan Cherry Stores''. First announced at the Tokyo Motor Show in October 1987, the Pao w ...

, an automobile *PeriAcetabular Osteotomy, a surgery used to correct a condition called

hip dysplasia Hip dysplasia is an abnormality of the hip joint where the socket portion does not fully cover the ball portion, resulting in an increased risk for joint dislocation. Hip dysplasia may occur at birth or develop in early life. Regardless, it doe ...

or acetabular dysplasia *

Period-after-opening symbol {{Short description, Symbol often found on cosmetic products The period-after-opening symbol or PAO symbol is a graphic symbol that identifies the useful lifetime of a cosmetic product after its package has been opened for the first time. It depi ...

found on cosmetics products *

Public affairs (military) Public Affairs is a term for the formal offices of the branches of the United States Department of Defense whose purpose is to deal with the media and community issues. The term is also used for numerous media relations offices that are created ...

Officer, or PAO, within the U.S. military * Person-Action-Object (PAO), a technique often used in memory training and by memory athletes