頭像

在電腦中，頭像（英語：Avatar^{[註 1]}）是標識用戶身份的一張圖片。在遊戲或者虛擬世界中，頭像可以以三維形式表示^[1]；或在網絡論壇等在線社區中使用二維形式作為圖標^[2][3]。它在MUD早期系統中還可指文本排列結構^[4]。這是一個代表用戶的對象。術語「頭像」還可以與帳戶名、別名聯繫，指代一個互聯網用戶^[5]。

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備註

1. 「Avatar」是英語向梵語借字，有「化身」的意思，本詞華人圈僅認識在電影名稱，請見阿凡達。

腳註

1. Lessig, Lawrence. Code and Other Laws of Cyberspace. Basic Books, 2000. ISBN 0-465-03913-8
2. Fink, Jeri. Cyberseduction: Reality in the Age of Psychotechnology. Prometheus Books, 1999. ISBN 1-57392-743-0
3. Blackwood, Kevin. Casino Gambling For Dummies. For Dummies, 2006. p.284. ISBN 0-471-75286-X
4. InMulligan, Jessica; Patrovsky, Bridgette. Developing online games: an insider's guide. New Riders. 2003., Randy Farmer is quoted (p.454): "It is important to realize that the term 'avatar' was used in another game later [??] in that period (Ultima IV) and that the concept of an 'avatar' was in several works of fiction prior to the development of Habitat including Vernor Vinge's True Names and John Brunner's Shockwave Rider."
5. Jordan, Tim. Cyberpower: The Culture and Politics of Cyberspace and the Internet. Routledge, 1999. ISBN 0-415-17078-8