Avatar

An avatar is an artificially created representation or simulacrum of a living human being. The term is derived from Avatāra, a philosophical concept found in Hinduism. An avatar may take the form of a three-dimensional graphical interface in the likeness of the person it is representing, or it may be a mechanically constructed duplicate of the individual, such as a robot or android, or it may even be a genetically developed organic surrogate body. Examples of avatars have been seen in many science fiction media such as the holographic computer interface known as "Rommie" featured in the television series Andromeda