Definition of avatar

avatar    

noun

• 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.

  Her game avatar was getting its butt kicked.

  • See more words with the same meaning: computer slang.

  Last edited on Jan 12 2003. Submitted by Ray G. from Seattle, WA, USA on Jan 12 2003.

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Other terms relating to 'computer slang':
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fat-finger	Definitions include: to accidentally press a button or key adjacent to the desired one, e.g. while typing on a keyboard or entering a phone number.
bbygrl	Definitions include: "babygirl", i.e. girlfriend.
box	Definitions include: an attractive female.
IM	Definitions include: to contact a person via an Internet-based "Instant Messaging" service, such as MSN Instant Messenger or AOL Instant Messenger.
NM	Definitions include: "nothing much".
FTFY	Definitions include: acronym for "fixed that for you".
TBH	Definitions include: "to be honest".
doorstop	Definitions include: a piece of non-functioning or outdated equipment that is inexplicably kept on premises - perhaps to serve as a doorstop.
WTG	Definitions include: acronym for "way to go".
ILU2	Definitions include: acronym for "I love you too".
tech	Definitions include: "technology".
benchy	Definitions include: "benchmark".
kludge	Definitions include: to use one or more kludges (as described in the noun sense) to solve a problem.
brick	Definitions include: very cold.
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