4  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Sprite  \Sprite\,  n.  [OE.  sprit,  F.  esprit,  fr  L.  spiritus.  See 
  {Spirit},  and  cf  {Sprightly}.] 
  1.  A  spirit;  a  soul;  a  shade;  also  an  apparition.  See 
  {Spright}. 
 
  Gaping  graves  received  the  wandering,  guilty  sprite. 
  --Dryden. 
 
  2.  An  elf;  a  fairy;  a  goblin. 
 
  3.  (Zo["o]l.)  The  green  woodpecker,  or  yaffle. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  sprite 
  n  :  small  human  in  form  playful,  having  magical  powers  [syn:  {fairy}, 
  {faery},  {faerie}] 
 
  From  The  Free  On-line  Dictionary  of  Computing  (13  Mar  01)  [foldoc]: 
 
  Sprite 
 
    An  {operating  system}  from  {Berkeley} 
  supporting  {multiprocessing}  and  distributed  files. 
 
  [Details?  References?] 
 
  (1994-10-17) 
 
 
 
  From  The  Free  On-line  Dictionary  of  Computing  (13  Mar  01)  [foldoc]: 
 
  sprite 
 
  file  format>  A  small  {bitmap}  image,  often  used  in 
  animated  games  but  also  sometimes  used  as  a  synonym  for 
  {icon}. 
 
  (1997-06-29) 
 
 

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