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pikkuru_chin_aa_booi 13 Feb 2020

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An avatar is usuall an animated picture that might be somewhat generic and does not represent the real image of the person behind it (unless you draw yourself). A profile picture is usually a photograph. An icon is just a generic term for a symbol. It extends beyond the range of the other two (e.g. a desktop icon). For any other answerers who might see this as an opinion: All these terms have slightly different connotations as described above, not through dictionary definition, but through what one tends to associate with them when they are said or what word comes to mind to describe such an image when seen. Yes, I know what they "technically" mean, anyone can look them up.

An avatar is usuall an animated picture that might be somewhat generic and does not represent the real image of the person behind it (unless you draw yourself). A profile picture is usually a photograph. An icon is just a generic term for a symbol. It extends beyond the range of the other two (e.g. a desktop icon). For any other answerers who might see this as an opinion: All these terms have slightly different connotations as described above, not through dictionary definition, but through what one tends to associate with them when they are said or what word comes to mind to describe such an image when seen. Yes, I know what they "technically" mean, anyone can look them up.

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