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Chim refers to the ability of some dance [[HUD]]s to animate other [[avatar]]s in addition to the wearer. It can be used as a noun to refer to a [[HUD]] that can do this, or to a wearable accessory [[prim]] that allows [[avatar]]s to request this by touching it. It is also frequently used as a verb to refer to being animated this way. Most chims can animate a limited number of [[avatar]]s at a time. Examples of typical uses of the word as a noun would be "My chim is full" and "My chim is on my butt". The usual example of the verb form is "Chim me." The word [[chim]] is derived (very loosely) from [http://www.answers.com/chimera chimera]. | |||
<!-- chim is the form in common use to the point it has eclipsed the longer and very rarely used chimera. the definition of chim is more complicated than the simple (and uninformative) definition of chimera in the sl sense would be, and this article was written to define chim and not chimera. please do not relocate this article to chimera again. if it is moved again, i will delete my text as i i do not wish to rewrite it nor will i allow it to appear i wrote it as a definition for chimera which it is not and does not work as. for one thing, chimera is never used as a verb, unlike chim. nobody says "chimera me". --> | |||
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Chim refers to the ability of some dance HUDs to animate other avatars in addition to the wearer. It can be used as a noun to refer to a HUD that can do this, or to a wearable accessory prim that allows avatars to request this by touching it. It is also frequently used as a verb to refer to being animated this way. Most chims can animate a limited number of avatars at a time. Examples of typical uses of the word as a noun would be "My chim is full" and "My chim is on my butt". The usual example of the verb form is "Chim me." The word chim is derived (very loosely) from chimera.