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Bot: An artificial avatar, meaning there is no
human sitting at a keyboard driving its action/
behavior, in Second Life.
Holodeck: A device in Second Life capable of
using a single space to replicate different precon-
figured settings or environments when activated.
Prim: The basic building block in Second
Life; think of it as a single cell in the human body.
Resident: A member of the Second Life com-
munity.
Sim: An island within Second Life. Four
sims sit on each real life server for load balanc-
ing reasons.

Werner, T. (2008, August). Using Second Life for
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