SAO or Sao may refer to:
Places
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Sao civilisation
The Sao civilization (also called So) flourished in Central Africa from ca. the fourth or sixth century BC to as late as the sixteenth century AD. The Sao lived by the Chari River basin in territory that later became part of Cameroon and Chad. T ...
, in Middle Africa from 6th century BC to 16th century AD
* Sao, a town in
Boussé Department, Burkina Faso
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Saco Transportation Center (station code SAO), a train station in Saco, Maine, U.S.
* SAO, the
ICAO airline designator
This is a list of airline codes. The table lists IATA's two-character airline designators, ICAO's three-character airline designators and the airline call signs (telephony designator). Historical assignments are also included.ht
IATA airline ...
for Sahel Aviation Service, Mali
* SAO, the
IATA airport code
An IATA airport code, also known as an IATA location identifier, IATA station code, or simply a location identifier, is a three-character alphanumeric geocode designating many airports and metropolitan areas around the world, defined by the I ...
for airports in the São Paulo metropolitan area, Brazil
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Serb Autonomous Regions From August 1990 to November 1991, during the breakup of Yugoslavia, several Serb Autonomous Regions, or Districts ( sr, Српска аутономна област (САО) / ) were proclaimed in the Yugoslav republics of SR Croatia and SR Bosnia ...
during the breakup of Yugoslavia
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São Paulo
São Paulo (, ; Portuguese for ' Saint Paul') is the most populous city in Brazil, and is the capital of the state of São Paulo, the most populous and wealthiest Brazilian state, located in the country's Southeast Region. Listed by the Ga ...
, the largest city in Brazil
Science
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Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
The Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (SAO) is a research institute of the Smithsonian Institution, concentrating on astrophysical studies including galactic and extragalactic astronomy, cosmology, solar, earth and planetary sciences, theo ...
of the Smithsonian Institution in Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.
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Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Star Catalog
The Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Star Catalog is an astrometric star catalogue, created by Smithsonian Institution, a research institute. It was published by the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory in 1966 and contains 258,997 stars. T ...
, which assigns SAO catalogue entries
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(SAO RAS)
Entertainment
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Sword Art Online
is a Japanese light novel series written by Reki Kawahara and illustrated by abec. The series takes place in the then-near future and focuses on protagonists Kazuto "Kirito" Kirigaya and Asuna Yuuki as they play through various v ...
'', a Japanese light novel series
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''Sword Art Online'' (2012 TV series), an anime adaptation of the light novels
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Sao Sao Sao, a Thai pop music trio
Other uses
* Sao, a
nereid
In Greek mythology, the Nereids or Nereides ( ; grc, Νηρηΐδες, Nērēḯdes; , also Νημερτές) are sea nymphs (female spirits of sea waters), the 50 daughters of the 'Old Man of the Sea' Nereus and the Oceanid Doris, sisters ...
(sea nymph) in Greek mythology
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Sáo
The ''sáo'' (Chữ Nôm: 筲, also called ''sáo trúc'' or "sow trook", pronounced ) is a family of flutes found in Vietnam that is traditionally thought to contain the culture and spirit of Vietnam's countryside. The most common variety is playe ...
, a Vietnamese flute
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Sao (moon)
Sao is a prograde irregular satellite of Neptune. It was discovered by Matthew J. Holman ''et al.'' on August 14, 2002.
Sao orbits Neptune at a distance of about 22.4 million km and is about 44 kilometers in diameter (assuming an albedo of ...
, a satellite of Neptune
* Sao, or
Thao language
Thao (; Thao: Thau a lalawa), also known as Sao, is the nearly extinct language of the Thao people, an indigenous people of Taiwan from the Sun Moon Lake region in central Taiwan. It is a Formosan language of the Austronesian family; Barawba ...
, of the Thao people in central Taiwan
* São, the Portuguese word for
saint
In religious belief, a saint is a person who is recognized as having an exceptional degree of holiness, likeness, or closeness to God. However, the use of the term ''saint'' depends on the context and denomination. In Catholic, Eastern Ortho ...
* Sao (စဝ်), an honorific used in
Burmese names
Burmese names lack the serial structure of most Western names. The Burmans have no customary matronymic or patronymic system and thus there is no surname at all. In the culture of Myanmar, people can change their name at will, often with no gov ...
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Chad national football team
The Chad national football team ( ar, منتخب تشاد لكرة القدم, french: Équipe du Tchad de football), nicknamed ''Sao'' ( ar, ساو), represents Chad in international football and is controlled by the Chadian Football Federati ...
, nicknamed Sao
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Ligi Sao
Liligiifo Sao (born 11 October 1992) is a Samoa international rugby league footballer who plays as a and for Hull F.C. in the Betfred Super League.
Sao previously played for the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles and the New Zealand Warriors in th ...
(born 1992), a New Zealand rugby league footballer
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Session-At-Once
In optical disc authoring, there are multiple modes for recording, including Disc-At-Once, Track-At-Once, and Session-At-Once.
CD Disc-At-Once
Disc-At-Once (DAO) for CD-R media is a mode that masters the disc contents in one pass, rather than a ...
, a recording mode for optical discs
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Security Advisory Opinion
Security Advisory Opinion (SAO) or Washington Special Clearance, commonly called security clearance, administrative clearance, or administrative processing,
is a process the United States Department of State and the diplomatic missions of the ...
, a U.S. visa decision-making process
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Specified Associated Organisation A Specified Associated Organisation is an organization of members of the British Liberal Democrats formed around a specific trait and designated by the Federal Executive as affiliates of the party. SAOs are distinguished from other Liberal Democrat ...
, an organization of members of the British Liberal Democrats
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São Tomé and Príncipe
São Tomé and Príncipe (; pt, São Tomé e Príncipe (); English: " Saint Thomas and Prince"), officially the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe ( pt, República Democrática de São Tomé e Príncipe), is a Portuguese-speaking i ...
See also
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Sau (disambiguation)
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