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Ostan (other)
Ostan may refer to: *OS-tan OS-tans are ''moe'' anthropomorphic personifications of popular operating systems, originating on the Japanese imageboard Futaba Channel. The designs of the OS-tans, which were created by various amateur Japanese artists, are typically female; ..., Internet personifications of operating systems * Ostan (Geography), Iranian name for "province" *Ostan or Óstán, Irish word for "hotel", which may be seen around Ireland *Spring festival in Austria, 2 days after Easter *Polish name for "Go with God" *Ostan, Old High German word for "dawn" *Östan, Swedish word meaning "East wind" {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
OS-tan
OS-tans are ''moe'' anthropomorphic personifications of popular operating systems, originating on the Japanese imageboard Futaba Channel. The designs of the OS-tans, which were created by various amateur Japanese artists, are typically female; for example, the personifications of Microsoft Windows operating systems are often depicted as sisters of varying ages. The ''-tan'' element in the term is a hypocoristic suffix in Japanese that implies extremely youthful endearment. Though initially appearing only in fan works, the OS-tans proved popular enough that Microsoft branches in Asian countries such as Singapore, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan and Japan used the OS-tan personification concept as the basis for advertising campaigns for Microsoft Windows, Internet Explorer and Microsoft Silverlight, respectively. History The concept of the OS-tan is reported to have begun as a personification of the common perception of Windows Me (Released in 2000 by Microsoft as the 9x counterpart to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ostan (Geography)
Iran is subdivided into thirty-one provinces ( ''Ostân''), each governed from a local centre, usually the largest local city, which is called the capital (Persian: , '' Markaz'') of that province. The provincial authority is headed by a governor-general (Persian: ''Ostândâr''), who is appointed by the Minister of the Interior subject to approval of the cabinet. Modern history Iran has held its modern territory since the Treaty of Paris in 1857. Prior to 1937, Iran had maintained its feudal administrative divisional structure, dating back to the time the modern state was centralized by the Safavid dynasty in the 16th century. Although the boundaries, roles, and rulers changed often. On the eve of the Persian Constitutional Revolution in 1905, Iran was composed of Tehran, being directly ruled by the monarch; four '' eyalats'' ( ''elâyât'' pl., ''elayat'' sin.), ruled by Qajar princes; and various ''velayats'' ( ''velâyât'' pl., ''velayat'' sin.). Nomadic tribal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
