Vista
Encyclopedia
Vista usually refers to a distant view
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Vista may also refer to:
View
A view is what can be seen in a range of vision. View may also be used as a synonym of point of view in the first sense. View may also be used figuratively or with special significance—for example, to imply a scenic outlook or significant vantage point:...
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Vista may also refer to:
Software
- Windows VistaWindows VistaWindows Vista is an operating system released in several variations developed by Microsoft for use on personal computers, including home and business desktops, laptops, tablet PCs, and media center PCs...
, the line of Microsoft Windows client operating systems released in 2006 and 2007 - VistAVistAThe Veterans Health Information Systems and Technology Architecture is an enterprise-wide information system built around an Electronic Health Record , used throughout the United States Department of Veterans Affairs medical system, known as the Veterans Health Administration .It's a collection...
, (Veterans Health Information Systems and Technology Architecture) a medical records system of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs and others worldwide - VISTA (comparative genomics)VISTA (comparative genomics)VISTA is a collection of databases, tools, and servers that permit extensive comparative genomics analyses.-Background:The VISTA family of tools is developed and hosted at Genomics Division of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory...
, software tools for genome analysis and genomic sequence comparisons - VistaProVistaProVista and Vista Pro are 3D landscape generation programs originally for the Amiga, Apple Macintosh and Microsoft Windows range of home computers...
, and Vista, 3D landscape generation software for the Amiga and PC - VIsualizing STructures And Sequences, bioinformatics software
Organizations and institutions
- Vista Entertainment SolutionsVista Entertainment Solutions' is a New Zealand company, based in Auckland which develops software for the Cinema industry. Established in 1995, Vista Entertainment Solutions now provides software to over 1,000 cinemas, and 50 countries including the USA, Canada, Mexico, India, United Kingdom, Africa, China, Hong Kong,...
, a New Zealand software company specializing in solutions for the cinema industry - Americorps VISTAAmeriCorps VISTAAmeriCorps VISTA is a national service program designed to fight poverty. President John F. Kennedy originated the idea for VISTA, which was founded as Volunteers in Service to America in 1965 and incorporated into the AmeriCorps network of programs in 1993....
, a national service program to fight poverty through local government agencies and non-profit organizations - Ventura Intercity Service Transit AuthorityVentura Intercity Service Transit AuthorityVentura Intercity Service Transit Authority, or VISTA is apublic transit agency providing bus service in Ventura County, California.It is intended to provide an intercity bus service between Ventura, Oxnard, Camarillo, Thousand Oaks,...
, a public transportation agency in Ventura County, California, USA - Vista Community College, now Berkeley City CollegeBerkeley City CollegeBerkeley City College , formerly Vista Community College, one of the California Community Colleges, is part of the Peralta Community College District. It is centrally located in downtown Berkeley, two blocks west of the UC Berkeley campus...
, a community college in Berkeley, California, USA - Vista Federal Credit Union, now merged with Partners Federal Credit UnionPartners Federal Credit UnionPartners Federal Credit Union is a federally chartered credit union with corporate headquarters in Burbank, California. The not-for-profit financial cooperative offers membership to employees and cast members of The Walt Disney Company and their family members...
, a credit union that serves employees of The Walt Disney Company - Vista UniversityVista UniversityVista University, South Africa was established in 1981 by the apartheid government to ensure that urban black South Africans seeking tertiary education would be accommodated within the townships rather than on campuses reserved for other population groups ....
, a now-closed South African university - Volunteers in Service to AmericaVolunteers in Service to AmericaVISTA or Volunteers in Service to America is an anti-poverty program created by Lyndon Johnson's Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 as the domestic version of the Peace Corps. Initially, the program increased employment opportunities for conscientious people who felt they could contribute tangibly to...
- Vista Softwares, a company based in Nagpur, India.
Places
- Boa Vista, RoraimaBoa Vista, RoraimaBoa Vista is the capital of the Brazilian state of Roraima. Situated on the western bank of the River Branco, the city lies 220 km away from Brazil's border with Venezuela. It is the only Brazilian capital located entirely above the Equator...
, Brazil - Boa Vista, Cape VerdeBoa Vista, Cape VerdeBoa Vista is the easternmost island of Cape Verde. It is located in the Barlavento group of the archipelago. The island is known for marine turtles and traditional music, as well as its ultramarathon and its sand dunes and beaches...
- Buona VistaBuona VistaBuona Vista is a neighbourhood and subdivision of the city-state of Singapore, but is often referenced as a town. As a major subdivision, it is served by the Buona Vista MRT Station which links it up with the MRT system. It also has a bus terminal.-Geography:...
, Singapore - Chula Vista, CaliforniaChula Vista, CaliforniaChula Vista is the second largest city in the San Diego metropolitan area, the seventh largest city in Southern California, the fourteenth largest city in the State of California, and the seventy seventh largest city in the U.S....
, USA - Isla Vista, CaliforniaIsla Vista, CaliforniaIsla Vista is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Santa Barbara County, California in the United States. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 23,096. The majority of residents are college students at nearby University of California, Santa Barbara or at Santa...
, USA - La Vista, NebraskaLa Vista, NebraskaLa Vista is a city in Sarpy County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 15,758 at the 2010 census. The city was incorporated in 1960 and is the newest city in the state. La Vista is a suburb of Omaha, Nebraska and is one of the fastest growing cities in the state. La Vista is part of the...
, USA - Mount Vista, WashingtonMount Vista, WashingtonMount Vista is a census-designated place in Clark County, Washington, United States. It includes the Vancouver campus of Washington State University. The population was 5,770 at the 2000 census....
, USA - Sierra Vista, ArizonaSierra Vista, ArizonaSierra Vista is a city in Cochise County, Arizona, United States. According to 2007 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city is 43,044....
, USA - Vista, CaliforniaVista, CaliforniaVista is a city in north San Diego County, California. It was incorporated January 28, 1963 and became a charter city on June 13, 2007. Located just seven miles inland from the Pacific Ocean in northern San Diego County, the City of Vista has a Mediterranean climate...
, USA - Vista Center, New JerseyVista Center, New JerseyVista Center is a census-designated place and unincorporated area located within Jackson Township, in Ocean County, New Jersey. As of the United States 2000 Census, the CDP population was 541.-Geography:Vista Center is located at ....
, USA - Vista Hundred, Sweden
- Vista, MissouriVista, MissouriVista is a village in St. Clair County, Missouri, United States. The population was 55 at the 2000 census.Approx. 150 mi from St. Louis...
, USA - Vista, New York, USA
- Vista, South AustraliaVista, South AustraliaVista is a small north-eastern suburb of Adelaide, South Australia and is within the City of Tea Tree Gully local government area. It is adjacent to Houghton, Tea Tree Gully, St Agnes and Hope Valley.-History:...
, Australia - Vista West, WyomingVista West, WyomingVista West is a census-designated place in Natrona County, Wyoming, United States. It is part of the Casper, Wyoming Metropolitan Statistical Area...
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Vehicles
- Aeroprakt A-20 Vista, ultralight aircraft
- Eagle VistaEagle VistaThe Eagle Vista was used on two subcompact cars sold from 1988 to 1992 in Canada. Along with the Eagle Summit, the car replaced the Renault Encore because of Renault withdrawing from the United States and Canada that time. It was a rebadged version of the second generation Mitsubishi Mirage...
, a rebadged Mitsubishi Mirage sold under the Eagle brand from 1988-1992 - F-16 VISTAF-16 VISTA|-See also:-External links:* * * * *...
, a variant of the Lockheed-Martin F-16 fighter aircraft range with thrust vector control - Mitsubishi ChariotMitsubishi ChariotThe Mitsubishi Chariot, is a five door, five/seven seat compact MPV produced by Mitsubishi Motors of Japan from 1983 to 2003. It was based on the SSW concept car first exhibited at the 23rd Tokyo Motor Show in 1979, and named for the battle chariots used during the times of the ancient Greek and...
, also known as Dodge / Plymouth Colt Vista Wagon, a compact MPV - Oldsmobile Vista CruiserOldsmobile Vista CruiserThe Vista Cruiser is a station wagon built by the Oldsmobile Division of General Motors from 1964 to 1977. It was based on the Oldsmobile Cutlass/F-85 model but prior to the 1973 model year it utilized a wheelbase which was longer than that of the Cutlass/F-85 sedan.Unlike most station wagons, it...
, a station wagon produced by Oldsmobile until 1977 - Thomas VistaThomas VistaThe Thomas Vista was a school bus built by Thomas Built Buses from 1989 until 1997, on GMC, Chevrolet, and Navistar International chassis. It was unique in that it combined aspects of both conventional and transit style school buses...
, a school bus produced by Thomas Built Buses until 1998 - Toyota VistaToyota VistaThe Toyota Vista is a compact car launched in 1982 as a sister nameplate to the Camry by Toyota in Japan. The name was introduced to tie in with the Toyota Vista dealership network, and launched around the same time...
, a passenger car produced by Toyota until 2003 - Indica Vista, a passenger car produced by Tata Motors
Other
- VISTA (economics)VISTA (economics)VISTA is an acronym for Vietnam, Indonesia, South Africa, Turkey, Argentina. It is used in economics in discussing emerging markets.The concept was first proposed in 2006 by BRICs Economic Research Institute of Japan....
, Vietnam, Indonesia, South Africa, Turkey, Argentina as a group of emerging economies - Vista (Middle-earth), a part of the atmosphere that surrounds the world of Arda in the fiction of J. R. R. Tolkien
- VISTA (telescope)VISTA (telescope)The VISTA is a reflecting telescope with a 4.1 metre mirror, located at the Paranal Observatory in Chile. It is operated by the European Southern Observatory and saw first light in December 2009...
, Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy - VISTA (Hong Kong)VISTA (Hong Kong)VISTA is a private housing estate in Fuk Wah Street, Sham Shui Po, Kowloon, Hong Kong, with 2-minutes walking distance to MTR Sham Shui Po Station. Being one of the tallest buildings in Sham Shui Po area, it consists of one residential building with a total of 173 units. It was jointly developed...
, a private residential building in Hong Kong
See also
- Buena Vista (disambiguation)
- VistaVisionVistaVisionVistaVision is a higher resolution, widescreen variant of the 35mm motion picture film format which was created by engineers at Paramount Pictures in 1954....
, a 35mm motion picture film format - AltaVistaAltaVistaAltaVista is a web search engine owned by Yahoo!. AltaVista was once one of the most popular search engines but its popularity declined with the rise of Google...
, an Internet search engine - WebCT VistaWebCT VistaWebCT Vista is a teaching and learning enterprise software run and developed by Blackboard Inc. It is principally used by universities and other education institutions as classroom management software, and as a distance education service....
, a learning management system from Blackboard Inc. - Vista Transformation PackVista Transformation PackVista Transformation Pack is a third-party compilation of programs created to simulate the Windows Vista graphical user interface on Windows XP and Windows Server 2003....
, Windows Vista-like graphical interface software for Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 - Natalia Boa VistaNatalia Boa VistaNatalia Boa Vista is a fictional character on the CBS crime drama CSI: Miami, portrayed by actress Eva LaRue.- Background :Little is known about Natalia's background prior to her association with the FBI and MDPD. In the Season 5 episode "Darkroom", it is revealed that she has at least two younger...
, a character in CSI: Miami