Vista

Windows Vista

Windows Vista is a major release of the Windows NT operating system developed by Microsoft. It was the direct successor to Windows XP, released five years earlier, which was then the longest time span between successive releases of Microsoft Windows. It was released to manufacturing on November 8, 2006, and over the following two months, it was released in stages to business customers, original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), and retail channels. On January 30, 2007, it was released internationally and was made available for purchase and download from the Windows Marketplace; it is the first release of Windows to be made available through a digital distribution platform.

VistA

The Veterans Health Information Systems and Technology Architecture (VistA) is the system of record for the clinical, administrative and financial operations of the Veterans Health Administration VistA consists of over 180 clinical, financial, and administrative applications integrated within a single shared lifelong database (figure 1).

Vista

Proper noun

1. A city in San Diego County, California, United States.

Proper noun

1. Ellipsis of Windows Vista.