Hi Margie
Actually the correct spelling is AVATAR and it means the following from dictionary.com Hope this helps
–noun 1. Hindu Mythology. the descent of a deity to the earth in an incarnate form or some manifest shape; the incarnation of a god.
2. an embodiment or personification, as of a principle, attitude, or view of life.
3. Computers. a graphical image that represents a person, as on the Internet.
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Origin:
1775–85; < Skt avatāra a passing down, equiv. to ava down + -tāra a passing over