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Avatar
An avatar is the icon that represents the cyberspace "you." As you cruise around the Web in 3-D gaming environments or chat worlds, your avatar is the visual "handle" that enables people to recognize you (or not recognize you, if that's what you're going for). The avatar you choose can change from site to site and reflect your fluctuating moods. Today you're a platypus. Then you're Gleep, the Wonder Twins' sidekick monkey. And look, now you're a Chee-to! On the Internet - the mecca of being whatever you want - avatars take you one step closer to articulating and acting out your fantasies.
Related Terms: chat, chat room, icon
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