SAO or Sao may refer to:
Places
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Sao civilisation
The Sao civilization (also called So) flourished in Central Africa from the 6th century BCE or 5th century BCE, to as late as the 16th century AD. The Sao lived by the Chari River basin in territory that later became part of Cameroon and Chad. The ...
, in Middle Africa from 6th century BC to 16th century AD
* Sao, a town in
Boussé Department, Burkina Faso
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Serb Autonomous Regions (''Srpska autonomna oblast'', SAO), during the breakup of Yugoslavia
Science and technology
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Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
The Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (SAO) is a research institute of the Smithsonian Institution, concentrating on Astrophysics, astrophysical studies including Galactic astronomy, galactic and extragalactic astronomy, cosmology, Sun, solar ...
of the Smithsonian Institution in Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.
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Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Star Catalog, which assigns SAO catalogue entries
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(SAO RAS)
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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 Master recording, masters the disc contents in one p ...
, a recording mode for optical discs
Transportation
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Saco Transportation Center, a train station in Saco, Maine, U.S., station code SAO
* Sahel Aviation Service, Mali,
ICAO airline code SAO
* Airports in Greater São Paulo, Brazil,
IATA airport code
An IATA airport code, also known as an IATA location identifier, IATA station code, or simply a location identifier, is a unique three-letter geocode designating many airports, cities (with one or more airports) and metropolitan areas (citie ...
SAO
People
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Ligi Sao (born 1992), a Samoan rugby league player
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Ron Sao, Western Australian politician
Other uses
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Sao (moon), a satellite of Neptune
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Sao (mythology)
In Greek mythology, Sao (Ancient Greek: Σαώ ''Saô'' means 'the rescuer') was one of the 50 Nereids
In Greek mythology, the Nereids or Nereides ( ; ; , also Νημερτές) are sea nymphs (female spirits of sea waters), the 50 daughters ...
, a sea nymph in Greek mythology
* Sao, or
Thao language
Thao (; endonym: 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; Bar ...
, of the Thao people in central Taiwan
* Sao (စဝ်), an honorific in
Burmese names
Burmese names () lack the serial structure of most Western names. Like other Mainland Southeast Asian people (except Vietnamese), the people of Myanmar have no customary matronymic or patronymic naming system and no tradition of surnames. Alt ...
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SAO (biscuit)
SAO biscuits are a savoury cracker biscuit that was launched in Australia in 1904 by Arnott's, the term SAO being trade marked in 1904.National Archives of Australia: Patent Office; A11708, Applications for Registration of Trade Marks, 1904, ...
, an Australian savoury cracker
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Chad national football team
The Chad national football team (, ), nicknamed ''Les Sao'' (), represents Chad in international Association football, football and is controlled by the Chadian Football Federation, the governing body for football in the country. The team has qu ...
, nicknamed Les Sao
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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 th ...
, 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 Board as affiliates of the party. SAOs are distinguished from other Liberal Democrat pr ...
, of the British Liberal Democrats
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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 2020s and focuses on protagonists Kazuto "Kirito" Kirigaya and Asuna Yuuki as they play through various virtual re ...
'', a Japanese light novel series, and manga, anime, film and video game adaptations
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Sao hirsuta
SAO or Sao may refer to:
Places
* Sao civilisation, in Middle Africa from 6th century BC to 16th century AD
* Sao, a town in Boussé Department, Burkina Faso
* Serb Autonomous Regions (''Srpska autonomna oblast'', SAO), during the breakup of ...
'', a species of trilobite
See also
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Sau (disambiguation)
Sau or SAU may refer to:
Places
* Sau Reservoir, a Catalan water reservoir in the Ter river, named after the town drowned by its creation
* , a ''suco'' in Manatuto Administrative Post, Manatuto Municipality, Timor-Leste
* Sao, Kunar, a vill ...
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Sao Sao Sao
Sao Sao Sao () were a Thai pop trio that performed from 1981 to 1989, known for their pop tunes and performances. The group consisted of Saowaluk Leelaboot, Patcharida Wattana, and Orawan Yenpoonsuk then contract on record label Rod fai don tri. ...
, a Thai pop music trio
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São Paulo
São Paulo (; ; Portuguese for 'Paul the Apostle, Saint Paul') is the capital of the São Paulo (state), state of São Paulo, as well as the List of cities in Brazil by population, most populous city in Brazil, the List of largest cities in the ...
, the largest city in Brazil
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São Tomé and Príncipe
São Tomé and Príncipe, officially the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe, is an island country in the Gulf of Guinea, off the western equatorial coast of Central Africa. It consists of two archipelagos around the two main isla ...
, a country
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