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Glossary
METAShort definitions. Linked articles carry the argument.
| Term | Meaning |
|---|---|
| OS-tan | Moe personification of an OS, especially the Futaba cluster. |
| OS Girl / OS娘 | Older Nijiura wording for the same characters. |
| -tan | Cute slip of -chan. Not a word for mascot. |
| Nijiura | Futaba board (二次元裏) where Me-tan appeared. Not the same as +Nijiura+. |
| +Nijiura+ | Separate imageboard culture; CG-heavy; own Mac OS X and Vista splits. |
| Vault | ＯＳたん保管庫, 2003 gallery that froze around 2004. |
| Toshiaki | Default Futaba name; fictional PC owner / fake mangaka. |
| Trouble Windows | 2004 Flash fake anime OP that spread the joke. |
| OSC | OS-Tan Collections — English wiki/forum. |
| Canon (OSC) | Designs OSC treated as widely reused. |
| NeGi / negi | Scallion as a pun on the NEGiES firewall. |
| Saseko | XP-tan's human nickname, from XP keys vs sa/se. |
| Hacchan / Secchan | 98-tan and 98SE-tan nicknames. |
| DSP | Delivery Service Partner Windows SKUs in Japan; where Madobe goods shipped. |
| Windows Navi+ | Techno-Alliance campaign brand after Windows 7 Mania. |
| Madobe (窓辺) | 'By the window.' Corporate family name. |
| Aizawa | IE / Silverlight regional mascot family, not Futaba. |
| OS TAN | This project's desktop. The culture became installable. |
| WIKI.EXE | In-OS Collections dump. Not this website. |
See also
Etymology of -tan-tan is a cute mispronunciation of -chan. It does not mean mascot. OS Girl (OS娘) is the older Futaba wording.
OS-tanOS-tans are moe personifications of operating systems that started on Futaba Channel in 2003. Fan canon is not the later Microsoft mascot campaigns.FAN vs CORPThe rule of this encyclopedia: Futaba fan designs, later corporate moe campaigns, OSC 'canon' popularity, and OS TAN are four stamps, not one franchise.Sources
- OS-tan — Moeverse Wiki, 2026. Best English source for Vault chronology, artist credits, and the Futaba / Madobe split.
- Introduction — OS-Tan Collections Wiki, 2010. English community wiki. Pages often carry outdated-information banners. Character art stays with creators.
- OS-tan — Wikipedia, 2026. Secondary overview. Mixes Futaba fan characters with regional Microsoft campaigns. Use as a map, not as character canon.