2006-10-10 11:04:15 · 3 answers · asked by wesv6589 3 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
An avatar is an icon, picture or representation of a user.
A Yahoo! Avatar is a character that you can personalize and use when interacting with friends online. By changing hairstyles, clothes, accessories, and backgrounds, you can create your own unique persona. You can show your avatar on Yahoo! Messenger and in other places on Yahoo!.
You can create and customize your avatar at http://avatars.yahoo.com
2006-10-10 11:05:34 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋
avatar, avatara or avatarim (Sanskrit: अवतार, IAST: avatāra), most commonly refers to the incarnation (bodily manifestation) of a higher being (deva), or the Supreme Being (God) onto planet Earth. The Sanskrit word avatāra- literally means "descent" and usually implies a deliberate descent into lower realms of existence for special purposes. The term is used primarily in Hinduism, for incarnations of Vishnu whom many Hindus worship as God. The Dasavatara (see below) are ten particular "great" incarnations of Vishnu.
2006-10-10 11:07:05 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 0⤋
Short version? Merely a symbol sent to represent another thing when the actual thing can't be there, especially in the case of gods and internet users.
Did I just use those in the same sentence? XD
2006-10-10 16:10:48 · answer #3 · answered by Quoi? 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Traditionally, an avatar is the living incarnation of a deity.
On the Internet, it is the little picture that is your "cyber incarnation." The one that represents you on the Net, like the little pic next to my answer.
You can make one for yourself here:
http://avatars.yahoo.com/
Hope this helps! :-))
2006-10-10 11:14:12 · answer #4 · answered by zen 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
av·a·tar (v-tär) KEY
NOUN:
The incarnation of a Hindu deity, especially Vishnu, in human or animal form.
An embodiment, as of a quality or concept; an archetype: the very avatar of cunning.
A temporary manifestation or aspect of a continuing entity: occultism in its present avatar.
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ETYMOLOGY:
Sanskrit avatra, descent (of a deity from heaven), avatar : ava, down + tarati, he crosses; see ter- 2 in Indo-European roots
2006-10-10 11:13:26 · answer #5 · answered by looking for the left eye 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
well on dictionary.com it says that avatar means a graphical image that represents a person, as on the Internet. on yahoo it is a little person that you can design to represent you.
2006-10-10 11:06:37 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
An avatar is the picture, symbol, or movie, used as your mark. We have either grey smiley faces, cartoon faces, or pics on Yahoo. On other sites you can download real photos of yourself or movies. It is what is associated with you name.
2006-10-10 11:06:28 · answer #7 · answered by lunitari601 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
avatar is the incarnation in human form. i found it websters dictionary. do u have one.
2006-10-10 11:07:47 · answer #8 · answered by Nora G 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/avatar
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2006-10-10 11:07:18 · answer #9 · answered by Jon M 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
it depends...
2016-08-14 05:08:15 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋