NAO
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NAO or nao may refer to:
People
- Nao (given name), a Japanese given name
Places
Acronyms
- National Academy Orchestra of Canada, a Canadian orchestral training program
- National Academy of Osteopathy, a Canadian based osteopathy college that teaches manual osteopathy in 62 cities across 32 countries
- National Applications Office, an agent of the United States Department of Homeland Security
- National Audit Office (disambiguation) in several nations
- Nautical Almanac Office in several nations
- New Age Outlaws, a wrestling tag team
- North Atlantic oscillation, a climatic phenomenon
- Non-Asbestos Organic, a type of brake lining material -- the lowest grade, below semi-metallic and ceramic linings
Art, entertainment, and media
Fictional entities and mascots
- Nao, the hero of the Aquablue comic
Music
- Nao (musical instrument) (鐃), traditional Chinese musical instrument, may refer to either an ancient bell or large cymbals
Science and technology
- Nao (robot), a humanoid robot devised by the French company Aldebaran Robotics
- NaO, Sodium oxide
Transportation
- NAO, IATA code for Nanchong Gaoping Airport, China
- Nao, a three- or four-masted sailing ship used by the Portuguese and the Spanish all along the 15th century and early 16th; a close (and a bit smaller) relative of the carrack