Sprite commonly refers to: *

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 *

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 *

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

* Sprite (Eternal), a fictional member of the race of Eternals in the Marvel Universe * ''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 * Sprite comic, a webcomic that consists primarily of computer sprites from video games

Computing and technology

, an image integrated into a larger scene *

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 * SPRITE (spacecraft), a proposed Saturn atmospheric probe mission * SPRITE infrared detector, a specialist detector device using a process known as signal processing in the element *

De Havilland Sprite The de Havilland Sprite is a British rocket engine that was built by de Havilland Engine Company, de Havilland in the early-1950s for use in RATO (Rocket-assisted take off) applications. A developed engine with slightly less thrust but a long ...

, a British rocket engine

Vehicles

* Sprite (motorcycle), a historical British make of motorcycle * Sprite-class tanker, a class of spirit tankers of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary *

Austin-Healey Sprite The Austin-Healey Sprite is a small open sports car produced in the United Kingdom from 1958 until 1971. The Sprite was announced to the press in Monte Carlo by the British Motor Corporation on 20 May 1958, two days after that year's Monaco Gra ...

, a British car * Austin-Healey Sebring Sprite, a modification * Practavia Sprite, a British two-seat home-built training or touring aircraft *

Schweizer SGS 1-36 Sprite The Schweizer SGS 1-36 Sprite is a United States, single-seat, mid-wing glider built by Schweizer Aircraft of Elmira, New York. The 1-36 was first flown in 1979 and a total of 43 were built by the time production was completed in 1982. The Spri ...

, an American sailplane design

Zoology

* Sprite butterflies, certain skipper butterfly genera in subfamily Pyrginae, tribe Celaenorrhinini: ** '' Celaenorrhinus'' (typical sprites) ** '' Katreus'' (giant scarce sprite) ** ''

Loxolexis ''Katreus'' is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae Skippers are a group of butterflies placed in the family Hesperiidae within the order Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies). They were previously placed in a separate superfamily, He ...

'' (scarce sprites) *

Sedge sprite The sedge sprite (''Nehalennia irene'') is a species of damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae. Identification On male sedge sprites, the thorax is bright green above and black above blue or yellow-green on the sides. His abdomen is dark irid ...

, a species of damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae *

Sprite possum ''Ektopodon'' is an extinct genus of marsupial, and is the type genus of the family Ektopodontidae which occurred in forested environments in South Australia, Queensland and Victoria. The last species of this group went extinct in the early Ple ...

, an extinct marsupial

Other

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 ...

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! were a Japanese rock band active from 1997 to 2010. During all promotional appearances, their faces are masked by drawings resembling themselves as printed by a dot-matrix printer. History Beat Crusaders, commonly abbreviated BECR, was founded ...

'' *

Sprite melon The sprite melon is a kind of melon, similar to honeydew, which originates from Japan. History The Sprite melon has been cultivated in North Carolina as a specialty crop since the 1990s. The melon has increased in popularity in recent years. ...

, a type of sweet melon cultivated in North Carolina * Sprite (''Dungeons & Dragons'') * Water sprite, the freshwater fern ''

Ceratopteris thalictroides ''Ceratopteris thalictroides'' is a fern species belonging to the genus '' Ceratopteris'', one of only two genera of the subfamily Parkerioideae of the family Pteridaceae. Common names ''Ceratopteris thalictroides'' is commonly known as water ...

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