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Etymology

1784, borrowed from Hindi ????? (avt?r) or from Urdu ?????‎ (avat?r), both borrowed from Sanskrit ????? (ava-t?ra, “descent of a deity from a heaven”), a compound of ?? (ava, “off, away, down”) and the v?ddhi-stem of the root ???? (?t?, “to cross”).

In computing use, saw some use in 1980s videos games – 1985 online role-playing game Habitat by Lucasfilm Games (today LucasArts), by Chip Morningstar and Randy Farmer, later versions of the Ultima series (following religious use in 1985 Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar), and 1989 pen and paper role-playing game Shadowrun. Popularized by 1992 novel Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson.

Noun

avatar (plural avatars)

1. (Hinduism) the incarnation of a deity, particularly Vishnu.
2. The physical embodiment of an idea or concept; a personification.
3. (computing or video games) A digital representation of a person or being; often, it can take on any of various forms, as a participant chooses. e.g. 3D, animated, photo, sketch of a person or a person's alter ego, sometimes used in a virtual world or virtual chat room.

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