---
title: "set"
slug: "avatar-set"
updated: 2026-02-17T17:14:10Z
published: 2026-02-17T17:14:10Z
canonical: "docs.doc-know.com/avatar-set"
---

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# set

### avatar.set

Sets a value into an avatar's memory.

### Input Parameters

| Name | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| **nid** | Text | Yes | Native vocabulary ID (**NID**) |
| **value** | Any | Yes | Value to store into memory |
| **[timeStamp]** | DateTime | No | Temporal time stamp to associate with value |

### Returns

No return value.

### Examples

```
// prepare data element of interest
// definitions (NIDs) are found in Symmetry's 'Native Vocabulary'
var nid = "ABC123";

// store value into memory
// associate value with current time (in universal format)
avatar.set(nid, 64, system.nowUtc);
```

### Remarks

Every avatar has a **memory** where information is stored. Use this function to store information into this memory.

          Definition

          

**Avatars** are a special Dr. Know platform concept. An avatar represents any person, place, or thing.