What does the word AVATAR" mean?

Answer 1

Courtesy of Wikipedia:

The "avatar" derives from the Sanskrit word Avatāra, meaning "incarnation" and usually implying a deliberate descent into mortal realms for special purposes.

An avatar (abbreviations include AV, ava, avy and avvie) is an Internet user's representation of himself or herself, whether in the form of a three-dimensional model used in computer games,[1] a two-dimensional icon used on Internet forums and other communities,[2][3] or a text construct found on early systems such as MUDs.

Answer 2

Avatar, in it's original form means the incarnation of a Hindu deity into human or animal form.
Additionally, Avatar is a word (noun) that is often used in a spiritual context by those who believe that society is influenced by aliens (no kidding) who come to earth in human form to change or modify humanity for the better.
Avatar also has a more of an earthbound meaning, although not often used, indicating someone who is extremely influential or one who has the ability to change lives via inspiration.
Examples of Avatars are Buddha, Jesus Christ, Plato, Socrates and Aristotle, just to name a few.
Other examples of Avatars who have changed humanity for the better or are Albert Einstein, Tesla, and Thomas Edison.
Avatars can also be personal. If your life has been changed by a teacher, preacher, or a candlestick maker, then they are Avatars to you regardless of how many other lives have been influenced by them.
Lastly, if you have been an influence and have permanently changed someone for the better then you are an Avatar as well regardless of which planet you are from. :-)

Answer 3

The AVATAR protocol (Advanced Video Attribute Terminal Assembler and Recreator) is a system of escape sequences occasionally used on Bulletin Board Systems (BBSes). It has largely the same functionality as the more popular ANSI escape codes, but has the advantage that the escape sequences are much shorter. AVATAR can thus render colored text and artwork much faster over slow connections.

The protocol is defined by FidoNet technical standard proposal FSC-0025.

Avatar was later extended by in late 1989 to AVT/0 (sometimes referred to as AVT/0+) which included facilities to scroll areas of the screen (useful for split screen chat, or full screen mail writing programs), as well as more advanced pattern compression.

Avatar was originally implemented in the Opus BBS, but later popularised by RemoteAccess. RemoteAccess came with a utility, AVTCONV that allowed for easy translation of ANSI documents into Avatar helping its adoption
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AVATAR

Answer 4

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!.

Answer 5

1. Hindu Mythology. the descent of a deity to the earth in an incarnate form or some manifest shape; the incarnation of a god.
2. an embodiment or personification, as of a principle, attitude, or view of life.
3. Computers. a graphical image that represents a person, as on the Internet.

Answer 6

avatar |ˈavəˌtär| noun chiefly Hinduism a manifestation of a deity or released soul in bodily form on earth; an incarnate divine teacher. • an incarnation, embodiment, or manifestation of a person or idea : he set himself up as a new avatar of Arab radicalism. • Computing a movable icon representing a person in cyberspace or virtual reality graphics.

Answer 7

AANG! He's the last airbender and the Avatar who will save us all from the Fire Nation!

Answer 8

A representation of a person. Its original meaning was the incarnation of a Hindu god (Vishnu).

Answer 9

It is a image to unload to your webpage,camera, even Microsoft Word (all)/

Answer 10

something your dont have. no seriously go to avatars.yahoo.com and make your avatar.