What does the word "avatar" mean?
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In Hinduism, an avatar or avatara (Sanskrit अवतार), is the incarnation (bodily manifestation) of an Immortal Being, or of the Ultimate Supreme Being. It derives from the Sanskrit word avatāra which means "descent" and usually implies a deliberate descent into mortal realms for special purposes.
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Avatars that are animated that you see on forum boards are actually called .gif files.  If you see a particular one that you like on another site just right click it and choose save as.  Save it to your PC and then upload it as your avatar on the forum that you post on.\n\nNot sure if that's what you are talking about but its the only thing i can think of.
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I love myself and anything related to me. I'm aweasome. I'm the best human being in the universe, and, like me, my avatar is surely the prettiest of all.\n\nI own your souls.
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http://dhvrm.blogspot.com/2006/04/using-avatar-in-yahoo-answers.html
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yep! thanks for the wake up call. i was procrastinating choosing an avatar.  i thought it (grey creepy) was just generic, but it's downright scary.  even this :) is better than that.  i will choose another picture immediately if not sooner.
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An avatar, by loose definition, is a representation or embodiment of a being or concept. Therefore your picture is an avatar of you. It represents you, more or less.
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It's those one dimensional Avatars or gray head things. Wooohooo!
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Avatar ??? this is a picture of me
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An Avatar is a cartoon like character that closely resembles what you may look like in person, something that says something about you in general. Most Yahoo! customers in fact like using Avatars, instead of real pictures of themselves. They're cool, exciting, fun and original. Look at it this way . . . it's a cool way for you to get animated.
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it means gay o.o\ni have a translator program thats paid for so yah..
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Ah...a tricky question to answer.  \n\nGod brought me into existence--once again--to learn more in this lifetime.  He's done this several times, I believe.  \n\nHe sent Jesus in the role of Avatar in order to help all of us move further along our path of spiritual enlightenment.  That's what an avatar does.  {No, it's not just your Yahoo picture...}\n\nThe first was going to happen, anyway.  The second was the greater gift, IMHO.
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http://avatar.yahoo.com/
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ok. your avatar looks like a tranny. that's a male face and a female hairstyle. i'm kinda freaking out here.\nto answer the question.....\nwell, i can't answer the question cuz the tranny avatar keeps haunting me.
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Just an opinion: first it is not one word but two karma chameleon. Based on the lyrics of the Culture Club song it means something along the lines of "fate changer" or one who changes to meet fate ("you come and go"). I could be way out in left field, but it's my guess.
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Well, let's see.  The avatar resembles what I looked like when I was a bit younger, but there is no way to age an avatar.  I do have blackish hair, green eyes, glasses, and tattoos.  I'm soft-spoken and have been told that I have a really good phone voice.  My accent seems kind of neutral to me, my parents are British, and I've never lived anywhere with a really heavy accent.  I snort when I laugh.
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Its called an avatar and its extremely hot
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The avatars come out of Yahoo! Messenger whose target audience just happens to be teen-young adult. If the older demographic increases enough, I'm sure they'll add older avatars since the demand would be high enough.