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Welcome to the Voice of America’s News Words.

This week’s news word is linked to computer technology.

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This is a AV1, an avatar that represents a child is recovering from a long-term illness and cannot go to school.

The robot is carried between classes by the child’s friends and is placed on the desk where the child usually sits.

From home or a hospital bed.

The recovering child can also participate in class.

On the Internet, or in computer games, an avatar represents the computer users.

In Hinduism, an avatar is a human or animal form af a Hindu God on earth.