avatar
noun
av·a·tar
ˈa-və-ˌtär
plural avatars
1
: an electronic image (as in a video game) that represents and may be manipulated by a computer user
The average Fortnite player spends hundreds of hours in the game with a personal avatar, fighting with and interacting with the avatars of other players.—Brian X. Chen
compare non-player character, npc
2
: the incarnation of a Hindu deity (such as Vishnu)
3
a
: an incarnation in human form
b
: an embodiment (as of a concept or philosophy) often in a person
… his series hero is about as pure an avatar of freedom as you will find in modern fiction …—Sam Leith
4
: a variant phase or version of a continuing basic entity
the latest avatar of the conservative movement
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