SPRITE

Sprite

In computer graphics, a sprite is a two-dimensional image or animation that is integrated into a larger scene. Initially including just graphical objects handled separately from the memory bitmap of a video display, this now includes various manners of graphical overlays.

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sprite

Noun

  1. A spirit; a soul; a shade; also, an apparition.
  2. An elf; a fairy; a goblin.
  3. The green woodpecker, or yaffle.
  4. A two-dimensional image or animation that is integrated into a larger scene.
  5. An electrical discharge that occurs high above the cumulonimbus cloud of an active thunderstorm.[[W:Sprites (lightning)|1]]


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