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#AVATARA is the name of a VIP network that individual used to have access to | #AVATARA is the name of a VIP network that individual used to have access to | ||
'''The network''' can be seen as an extrapolation of the [http://about.bloomberg.com/ | '''The network''' can be seen as an extrapolation of the [http://about.bloomberg.com/professional/index.html Bloomberg terminal]. | ||
:The artwork on the right could have been a splashscreen on such a terminal. | :The artwork on the right could have been a splashscreen on such a terminal. | ||
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===Name origin=== | ===Name origin=== | ||
;From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avatar Wikipedia] | ;From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avatar Wikipedia] | ||
:The Sanskrit word ''' | :The Sanskrit word '''avat�?ra-''' literally means "descent" and usually implies a deliberate descent into lower realms of existence for special purposes. | ||
;Sur le fil du rasoir | ;Sur le fil du rasoir | ||