Definition of avatars

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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