Plural of alt; can mean alternative options, alternate performers, or in gaming, secondary characters on the same account.
Short form of 'alternative,' which comes from Latin alter (other) plus the suffix -native. Modern usage expanded with internet and gaming culture to mean alternate accounts or options.
The word 'alt' exploded in meaning with the internet—it originally meant 'alternative rock,' then became 'alternate character,' and now gamers spend more time managing their alts than playing their main characters!
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