avatar

n. (Hindu mythology) earthly incarnation of a god, human embodiment of a deity; (Internet) online image that represents a user in chat rooms or in a virtual "space"

For other uses, see Avatar (disambiguation).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.
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In Hindu philosophy, an avatar (also spelled as avatara) (, ), most commonly refers to the incarnation (bodily manifestation) of a higher being (deva), or the Supreme Being (God) onto planet Earth. The Sanskrit word literally means "descent" (avatarati) 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. Shiva and Ganesha are also described as descending in the form of avatars, with the Ganesha Purana and the Mudgala Purana detailing Ganesha's avatars specifically.
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Noun
1. a new personification of a familiar idea; "the embodiment of hope"; "the incarnation of evil"; "the very avatar of cunning"
(synonym) embodiment, incarnation
(hypernym) personification
(hyponym) deification
2. the manifestation of a Hindu deity (especially Vishnu) in human or superhuman or animal form; "the Buddha is considered an avatar of the god Vishnu"
(hypernym) Hindu deity
(hyponym) Jagannath, Jagannatha, Jagganath, Juggernaut

n. avatar (Internet), online image that represents a user in chat rooms or in a virtual "space"

n. (Internet) online image that represents a user in chat rooms or in a virtual "space"; avatar (Hindu mythology), earthly incarnation of a god, human embodiment of a deity