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"Resident" is the official name for a '''user''' of Second Life. Each Resident has one [[Account]], so that "Resident" and "Account" are more or less synonymous. Each [[Resident]] also has only one [[Avatar Name]], but may have many different [[Avatar]]s which can be put on and taken off at will.

The three-dimensional [[Inworld]] representation of the Resident is called the [[Avatar]]. One Resident can have many [[Avatar]]s, which are stored in [[Inventory]], and which can changed as easily as if one were taking off or putting on clothing.

==Origin of the term "Resident"==
The origin of the term "Resident" was described by Robin Linden in the Second Life forums as follows:

:When it came to what to call the people in the world, we knew we didn't want to call them 'users', although that would be the most typical thing for software. However, the word 'users' doesn't do a very good job of describing the two-way nature of Second Life, where the people involved are providing content and contributing to the experience. 

:We also thought about 'members' (boring!), 'citizens' (too political!), and 'players' (too game-y). 

:'Residents', however, seems most descriptive of people who have a stake in the world and how it grows. 

==See Also==
*[[Avatar]]
*[[Alt]]

==External Links==
*Second Life Wiki: http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Resident
*Wikipedia paragraph about Residents and Avatars: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Life#Residents_and_Avatars
*Wikipedia article about Residents (redirected to Second Life Culture): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resident_(Second_Life)

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