Some Avatars

[sharedholder]

http://www.phpbb.com/styles/gallery/index..../Letter_Avatars

http://www.phpbb.com/styles/gallery/index....s/Avatar_pack_1

http://www.phpbb.com/styles/gallery/index....x_Linux_Penguin

http://www.phpbb.com/styles/gallery/index....Avatars/Face_3D

[JONNO_CELEBS]

Very Nice but I think I'll keep mine B) It annoys people

I was thinking the other day (yes thinking ) What does Avatar actually mean??

So I thought I'd find my dictionary.........could'nt find one of them so got my book of words

Avatar:- appearance of a Hindu god inhuman form.......:-2:-person who seems to embody a quality or idea....

So why the feck do we call them Avatars????

Jonno B)

[sharedholder]

Avatar:- appearance of a Hindu god inhuman form.......:-2:-person who seems to embody a quality or idea....

So why the feck do we call them Avatars???? 

You are right JONNO

[titey]

The meaning of Avatar

Longman's dictionary defines avatar as follows:

Avatar: (n)

1) Incarnation of Vishnu, a Hindu deity;

2) An embodiment of a concept or philosophy



The Oxford dictionary tells us that avatar can mean:

1) Descent of a deity to earth in an incarnate form (i.e., as in "the fifth avatar appeared as a dwarf")

2) A manifestation or presentation to the world (i.e., the avatar of mathematics)

3) A display

4) A phase



Webster's Dictionary also calls an avatar:

1) A manifestation or embodiment of a person, concept or philosophy.

2) A variant phase or version of a continuing basic entity.



The Random House dictionary describes an avatar as:

"An embodiment or concrete manifestation as of a principle attitude, way of life, or the like."


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So I guess an avatar is a physical representation of something we otherwise couldn't see.

[JONNO_CELEBS]

Originally posted by sharedholder@7 August 2003 - 11:32

Avatar:- appearance of a Hindu god inhuman form.......:-2:-person who seems to embody a quality or idea....

So why the feck do we call them Avatars????

You are right JONNO

I know I'm right I'm always right B)

Hehe, Weird tho ain't it, so we need to ask the question "Why do we call them Avatars??"


Come on guys, someone must know

Jonno B)

[JONNO_CELEBS]

Originally posted by titey@7 August 2003 - 11:34


3) A display

Ah!! Ha!!.........There it is

Thanks Titey......you smart assed poo head

Jonno B)

[thewizeard]

An avatar is a sort god like incarnation of something!

[JONNO_CELEBS]

Originally posted by nigel123@7 August 2003 - 11:38
An avatar is a sort god like incarnation of something!

Nigel!.......You just up?? Read up man

Jonno B)

["The Avatar Man"]

its an acronim!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
http://www.acronymfinder.com/af-query.asp?...&Acronym=avatar

[thewizeard]

Yes. I saw i missed titey's explanation