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Word of the Day: Avatar

By Maeve

Avatar [?'v?tär'] is a religious term that signifies a deity that has taken an earthly form. For example, Krishna is an avatar of the god Vishnu. In popular Western culture, the word has come to have secular meanings: 1. another version of someone or something; 2. an icon representing an Internet screen identity; 3. a person who symbolizes something.

And it is with the Karen that Rambo, once roused from his weary cynicism, throws in his lot. No longer the bloody avatar of wounded American pride, he seems more inclined toward humanitarian intervention ? a one-man N.G.O. with a machete. Will he show up in Darfur next? (NY Times)

A player ? or resident, in Second Life parlance ? navigates this space through an avatar, a digital persona whose features can be adjusted to suit almost any whim (pointy chin, neon-green irises, the thick and full head of hair I remember having for a split-second in 11th grade). (NY Times)

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Full post as published by Daily Writing Tips on June 06, 2008 (boomark / email).