Definition of Avater
Avatar`, or Descent, the incarnation and incarnated manifestation of
a Hindu deity, a theory both characteristic of Vishnuism and marking a
new epoch in the religious development of India.
- Wikipedia
Av`a*tar" (&?;), n. [Skr.
avatâra descent; ava from + root t&rsdot; to
cross, pass over.] 1. (Hindoo Myth.) The
descent of a deity to earth, and his incarnation as a man or an animal; --
chiefly associated with the incarnations of Vishnu.
2. Incarnation; manifestation as an object of
worship or admiration.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
1. <chat, virtual reality> An image representing a user in a
multi-user virtual reality (or VR-like, in the case of
Palace) space.
2. (CMU, Tektronix) root, superuser. There are quite a
few Unix computers on which the name of the superuser
account is "avatar" rather than "root". This quirk was
originated by a CMU hacker who disliked the term
"superuser", and was propagated through an ex-CMU hacker at
Tektronix.
[Jargon File]
(1997-09-14)
- The Free Online Computing Dictionary
- (Hinduism) The earthly incarnation of a deity, especially Vishnu in bodily form.
- (Computing) Computer representation (often humanoid) of a person, for instance, in a role playing game.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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