Sprite commonly refers to:
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Sprite (computer graphics)
In computer graphics, a sprite is a Plane (mathematics), two-dimensional bitmap that is integrated into a larger scene, most often in a 2D video game. Originally, the term ''sprite'' referred to fixed-sized objects composited together, by hardw ...
, a smaller bitmap composited onto another by hardware or software
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Sprite (drink)
Sprite is a clear, Lemon-lime drink, lemon-lime flavored soft drink created by the Coca-Cola Company. Sprite comes in additional flavors, including cranberry, cherry, grape, Orange (fruit), orange, tropical, ginger, and vanilla. Ice, peach, B ...
, a lemon-lime beverage produced by the Coca-Cola Company
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Sprite (folklore)
A sprite is a supernatural entity in European mythology. They are often depicted as fairy-like creatures or as an ethereal entity.
Etymology
The word ''sprite'' is derived from the Latin ''spiritus'' ("spirit"), via the French '' esprit''. Varia ...
, a type of legendary creature including elves, fairies, and pixies
Sprite may also refer to:
Comics
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Sprite (Eternal), a fictional member of the race of Eternals in the Marvel Universe
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''Sprite'' (manga), a 2009 Japanese manga series
*Sprite, alias of the Marvel Comics character
Kitty Pryde
Katherine Anne "Kitty" Pryde is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, commonly in association with the X-Men. The character First appearance, first appeared in ''The Uncanny X-Men'' #129 (January 1980) and was ...
*Sprite, alias of the
Marvel Comics character Jia Jing
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Sprite comic, a webcomic that consists primarily of computer sprites from video games
Computing and technology
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Sprite (computer graphics)
In computer graphics, a sprite is a Plane (mathematics), two-dimensional bitmap that is integrated into a larger scene, most often in a 2D video game. Originally, the term ''sprite'' referred to fixed-sized objects composited together, by hardw ...
, an image integrated into a larger scene
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Sprite (operating system)
Sprite is an experimental Unix-like distributed operating system developed at the University of California, Berkeley by John Ousterhout's research group between 1984 and 1992. Its notable features include support for single system image on compu ...
, an operating system developed at the University of California, Berkeley
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SPRITE (spacecraft), a proposed Saturn atmospheric probe mission
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SPRITE infrared detector, a specialist detector device using a process known as signal processing in the element
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De Havilland Sprite, a British rocket engine
Vehicles
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Sprite (motorcycle), a historical British make of motorcycle
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Sprite-class tanker, a class of spirit tankers of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary
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Austin-Healey Sprite, a British car
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Austin-Healey Sebring Sprite, a modification
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Practavia Sprite, a British two-seat home-built training or touring aircraft
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Schweizer SGS 1-36 Sprite, an American sailplane design
Zoology
* Sprite butterflies, certain skipper butterfly genera in subfamily Pyrginae, tribe Celaenorrhinini:
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Celaenorrhinus'' (typical sprites)
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Katreus'' (giant scarce sprite)
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Loxolexis'' (scarce sprites)
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Sedge sprite, a species of damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae
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Sprite possum, an extinct marsupial
Other
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Sprite (lightning)
Sprites or red sprites are large-scale electric discharges that occur in the mesosphere, high above thunderstorm clouds, or cumulonimbus, giving rise to a varied range of visual shapes flickering in the night sky. They are usually triggered ...
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Sprites (band)
Sprites are an independent new wave music, new wave/indie pop music group from Maryland, United States. Their lineup is ever-changing, with only the founding members (the husband-wife duo of Jason Korzen, formerly of Barcelona (band), Barcelon ...
, from the U.S.
* "Sprite", a song by Beat Crusaders on the album ''
Sexcite!''
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Sprite melon, a type of sweet melon cultivated in North Carolina
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Sprite (''Dungeons & Dragons'')
* Water sprite, the freshwater fern ''
Ceratopteris thalictroides''
See also
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Sea Sprite (disambiguation) Sea Sprite may refer to:
*Sprite (creature)
A sprite is a supernatural entity in European mythology. They are often depicted as fairy-like creatures or as an ethereal entity.
Etymology
The word ''sprite'' is derived from the Latin ''spiritus'' ...
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Spirit (disambiguation)
* Sprit, other name for
Spritsail
The spritsail is a four-sided, fore-and-aft sail that is supported at its highest points by the mast and a diagonally running spar known as the sprit. The foot of the sail can be stretched by a boom or held loose-footed just by its sheets. A ...
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