Vista - OT: Vista meaning?

Hi

What does word 'vists' mean and in what language?

Thanks

Regards

Vista as the OS is concerned, Microsoft wanted the first one. A visual
delight!

From WordNet:

1. (1) view, aspect, prospect, scene, vista, panorama -- (the visual percept
of a region; ``the most desirable feature of the park are the beautiful
views'' )


From Dictionary.com

vis·ta /ˈvɪstə/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[vis-tuh]
Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–noun 1. a view or prospect, esp. one seen through a long, narrow avenue or
passage, as between rows of trees or houses.
2. such an avenue or passage, esp. when formally planned.
3. a far-reaching mental view: vistas of the future.

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[Origin: 1650–60; < It: a view, n. use of fem. of visto (ptp. of vedere to
see < L vidére)]

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> What does word 'vists' mean and in what language?
>
> Thanks
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> Regards
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Or, it's a shortened version of the Spanish "hasta la vista", as in, "say
goodbye to your money"

Val


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> Thanks
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While it was meant to mean "view", "panorama" etc - in Latvian it means
"chicken" or "fowl"

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Fowl or foul?

"Mike Brannigan" wrote:

> "John" <John@nospam.infovis.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:O6riQ96sHHA.4612@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> > Hi
> >
> > What does word 'vists' mean and in what language?
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Regards
> >
>
> While it was meant to mean "view", "panorama" etc - in Latvian it means
> "chicken" or "fowl"
>
> --
>
> Mike Brannigan
>
>

"Mick" <Mick@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Fowl or foul?
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Fowl , poultry etc


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"Mick" <Mick@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Fowl or foul?
>
> "Mike Brannigan" wrote:
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>> "John" <John@nospam.infovis.co.uk> wrote in message
>> news:O6riQ96sHHA.4612@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>> > Hi
>> >
>> > What does word 'vists' mean and in what language?
>> >
>> > Thanks
>> >
>> > Regards
>> >
>>
>> While it was meant to mean "view", "panorama" etc - in Latvian it means
>> "chicken" or "fowl"
>>
>> --
>>
>> Mike Brannigan
>>
>>

Mike Brannigan wrote:
> "John" <John@nospam.infovis.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:O6riQ96sHHA.4612@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>> Hi
>>
>> What does word 'vists' mean and in what language?
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Regards
>>
>
> While it was meant to mean "view", "panorama" etc - in Latvian it means
> "chicken" or "fowl"
>

In Spanish, it means "sight".

Alias

Alias wrote:
> Mike Brannigan wrote:
>> "John" <John@nospam.infovis.co.uk> wrote in message
>> news:O6riQ96sHHA.4612@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>> Hi
>>>
>>> What does word 'vists' mean and in what language?
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>>
>>> Regards
>>>
>>
>> While it was meant to mean "view", "panorama" etc - in Latvian it
>> means "chicken" or "fowl"
>>
>
> In Spanish, it means "sight".
>
> Alias

VISTA

Viruses
Intrusions
Spyware
Trojans
Adware

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Most recent idiotic quote added to KICK (Klassic Idiotic Caption Kooks):
"They hacked the Microsoft website to make it think a linux box was a
windows box. Thats called hacking. People who do hacking are called
hackers."

"Good poets borrow; great poets steal."
- T. S. Eliot

In Information Technology circles, Vista means "Bend Over, here it comes!"

Karen Jane Panze (Not an MSDN Subscriber)


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>
> What does word 'vists' mean and in what language?
>
> Thanks
>
> Regards
>

I think you were in a different circle, there.... :-O

In the IT circles in the Northwest, it's a wait and see game. No reason to
upgrade yet, and no incentives.... Therefore, we're waiting.

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"Karen Jane Panze" <karen@jane.com> wrote in message
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> In Information Technology circles, Vista means "Bend Over, here it comes!"
>
> Karen Jane Panze (Not an MSDN Subscriber)
>
>
> "John" <John@nospam.infovis.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:O6riQ96sHHA.4612@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>> Hi
>>
>> What does word 'vists' mean and in what language?
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Regards
>>
>