Dai
Encyclopedia
Dai can mean:
- Dai peopleDai peopleThe Dai peoples is one of several ethnic groups living in the Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture and the Dehong Dai and Jingpo Autonomous Prefecture , but by extension can apply to groups in Laos, Vietnam, Thailand, and Burma when Dai is used to mean specifically Tai Lue, Chinese Shan or even...
, one of the 56 recognized ethnic minorities of China - Dai (Yindu)Dai (Yindu)The Dai or Daai are an ethnic tribe of Chin, Myanmar. The Burmese used to call the Dai "Yindu Chin" because of their clothing styles. In particular, Dai women used to wear their clothes from the breast to knee. They live in the mountain ranges of Chin, Myanmar, and are known for their face tattoos...
, ethnic tribe of Chin, Myanmar - Dai CountyDai CountyDai County is under the administrative control of Xinzhou City, Shanxi. Also known as Daizhou in ancient texts.-References:*Romance of the Three Kingdoms/Chapter 2...
, in Shanxi, China - Dai (Spring and Autumn Period)Dai (Spring and Autumn Period)Dai was a state which existed during the Spring and Autumn Period. It was located to the north east of present day Yu County, Hebei about 100 miles west of Beijing. It was conquered by Zhao in 475 BC....
, a state during the Spring and Autumn Period - Dai (Sixteen Kingdoms), a Xianbei state during the Sixteen Kingdoms era of history of China
- Da'i (Arabic: "missionary") refers to a person who engages in Dawah, the act of inviting people to Islam
- A greeting and farewell used by the wizards in Diane Duane's Young WizardsYoung WizardsYoung Wizards is a series of novels by Diane Duane.The Young Wizards series presently consists of nine books, with a tenth in progress, focusing on the adventures of two young wizards named Nita and Kit. Each novel pits Nita and Kit against the "Lone Power", an entity ultimately bent on the...
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Acronyms
- DAIDAIDAI or Development Alternatives Inc. is a private development company based in Washington, D.C..In 2010, it received $382,491,550.13 of contract funding by USAID to deliver development services....
, an international development firm formerly known as Development Alternatives Inc. - The DAI Personal ComputerDAI Personal ComputerThe DAI personal computer is a rare, early home computer from the Belgian company Data Applications International. The DAI came to market in 1980. It provided many pioneering features such as high resolution color graphics, a maths co-processor, and a pre-compiling BASIC interpreter...
, an early home computer from Belgium - the New York Stock Exchange and Frankfurt Stock Exchange stock symbol for automaker Daimler AG, maker of Mercedes-Benz
- Dangerous Anthropogenic InterferenceAvoiding Dangerous Climate ChangeThe related terms "avoiding dangerous climate change" and "preventing dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system" date to 1995 and earlier, in the Second Assesment Report of the International Panel on Climate Change and previous science it cites.In 2002, the United Nations...
refers to changes in the Earth's climate system, resulting from human activity, which are considered to be dangerous to human communities and to ecosystems - Darjeeling Airport IATA code of Darjeeling airport in India
- De Administrando ImperioDe Administrando ImperioDe Administrando Imperio is the Latin title of a Greek work written by the 10th-century Eastern Roman Emperor Constantine VII. The Greek title of the work is...
, a Byzantine historical compilation written by Emperor Constantine VII Porphyrogenitos - Deutsches Archäologisches Institut (German Archaeological InstituteGerman Archaeological InstituteThe German Archaeological Institute is an institution of research within the field of archaeology , and a "scientific corporation", with parentage of the federal Foreign Office of Germany-Origin:...
), an archaeological institute operated by the German ministry of foreign affairs - the Deutsch-Amerikanisches Institut (German-American Institute)
- Diffuse axonal injuryDiffuse axonal injuryDiffuse axonal injury is one of the most common and devastating types of traumatic brain injury, meaning that damage occurs over a more widespread area than in focal brain injury. DAI, which refers to extensive lesions in white matter tracts, is one of the major causes of unconsciousness and...
, a type of traumatic brain injury - Digital Author IdentificationDigital Author IdentificationThe Digital Author Identification system assigns a unique number to all authors in the Dutch research system. The DAI links the PICA database in institutional libraries with the METIS national research information system....
, Dutch Author Identification system to assign a unique number to all authors in the Dutch research system - Direct Audio Input, a port used in hearing aids and hearing instruments
- Distributed artificial intelligenceDistributed artificial intelligenceDistributed artificial intelligence is a subfield of artificial intelligence research dedicated to the development of distributed solutions for complex problems regarded as requiring intelligence...
, a subfield of artificial intelligence - Do As InfinityDo As InfinityDo As Infinity is a Japanese pop and rock band that formed in 1999 with three members: vocalist Tomiko Van, guitarist Ryo Owatari, and guitarist and composer Dai Nagao. The band's name is sometimes abbreviated as D.A.I., alluding to the fact that Do As Infinity was named after Dai Nagao...
, a Japanese band - Doctor's Associates, Inc., a US-based restaurant company which owns the Subway restaurant name
- Dynamic ARP Inspection, an ARP Spoofing or ARP Poison/Routing (APR) protection method developed by Cisco
Names
- Dai, the Welsh diminutive form of David (name)David (name)David is a common male given name and surname. The name "David" is derived from the ancient times of Mesopotamia and used as the Biblical Hebrew name דָּוִד , meaning "Beloved". "Dudi" is a common nickname for David in Hebrew, in the same way Dave and Davy are in English.The Arabic and Assyrian...
or its Welsh equivalent Dafydd - Dai, a Chinese surnameChinese surnameChinese family names have been historically used by Han Chinese and Sinicized Chinese ethnic groups in mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and among overseas Chinese communities. In ancient times two types of surnames, family names and clan names , existed.The colloquial expressions laobaixing...
- Dai Davies (footballer)
- Dai Davies (politician)Dai Davies (politician)David Clifford Davies, commonly known as Dai Davies, was the Blaenau Gwent People's Voice Member of Parliament for the Blaenau Gwent constituency in South Wales from 2006 to 2010...
- Dai MatsumotoDai Matsumotois a Japanese voice actor.-Anime:*Bleach: Memories of Nobody *Alice Academy *Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood *Guyver *Inuyasha )*Karin...
, a Japanese voice actor - Dai NagaoDai Nagaois a Japanese composer, musician and producer. He was a member and composer of the popular musical group Do As Infinity from its founding until it disbanded in September 2005, although they have since reformed....
, Japanese composer, musician and producer - Dai SatōDai Satois a Japanese screenwriter and musician.Having begun scriptwriting at a young age and writing scripts for various companies, Satō later focused his attention on writing for anime series...
, a Japanese screenwriter and musician - Dai WardDai WardDavid "Dai" Ward was a Welsh former professional footballer and Wales international. During his career in The Football League, he averaged a goal every other game, scoring 160 goals in 316 matches between 1954 and 1965....
, Wales international footballer - Dai YoungDai YoungDavid "Dai" Young is a Welsh former rugby union and rugby league player, presently Director of Rugby at London Wasps.Born in Aberdare in 1967, Young lived in Penywaun for many years, and was regularly seen training with his father on the local sports field, now occupied by the Welsh-language...
, Wales international rugby union player - Dai HenwoodDai HenwoodDai Henwood is a New Zealand comedian and interpretive dancer . He is best known for his hosting of several television shows found on C4 but also performs stand up comedy.A little known fact on Dai is that he has spent a year in Northern America as expedition leader for a privatley funded...
, a New Zealand comedian