an icon, pictorial, or 3D representation of a person online. In the online gaming community, for example, one's character as seen by other players is one's avatar. Origin: in Hindu mythology, an avatar is a physical incarnation of a deity on earth.
Definitions include: In computer speak, to move information from fast-access memory to a slower storage device, e.g. disk ("swap out") or the other way around ("swap in.")
Definitions include: A Norwegian florist, although originally a person specialized in sending flowers to Norway, also means a person who has a job unsuited to his climate. Most people would think Norway is way too cold to grow flowers. It is used to talk about people whose activities seem very unlikely based on their latitude.