avatar

3 definitions • 2 examples

an image that represents you in online games, chat rooms, etc. and that you can move around the screen:

You can talk to other avatars with your words displayed in a cartoon bubble.

especially in Hinduism, a god who appears on earth as a person

a character or creature that you create to represent yourself in a computer game, on the internet, etc.:

The game creates a virtual world where people interact and participate in activities through their avatars.