Sprite

Sprite

Sprites may be:

* Sprite (creature), elves, fairies and pixies
* Sprite (computer graphics), a two-dimensional pre-rendered figure
* Sprite (soft drink), the brand name of a lemon-lime beverage produced by The Coca-Cola Company
* Sprite melon, a type of sweet melon cultivated in North Carolina
* Sprite operating system, an operating system developed at the University of California, Berkeley
* Austin-Healey Sprite, a British car
* Sprite (motorcycle), a historical British make of motorcycle
* Schweizer SGS 1-36 Sprite, a US sailplane
* Sprites (band), an independent music group from USA
* Sprite (lightning), electrical discharges that occur high above the cumulonimbus cloud of an active thunderstorm
* Sprite (Eternal), a fictional member of the race of Eternals in the Marvel Comics Universe
* Shine Sprites, fictional objects from the video game "Super Mario Sunshine"
* Mythical sprites from the "Rainbow Brite" television series

SPRITE may refer to:

* SPRITE (IR detector), a specialist detector device using a process know as Signal PRocessing In The Element
* SPRITE-S2, Support and Guidance to the PRocurement of Information and TElecommunication Systems and Service, a European Commission project

Sprite may also be:
* Ferret, a spayed female
* Kitty Pryde, an X-Men member who used "Sprite" as an early alias
* Water Sprite, also known as the Indian Fern or water fern, (Ceratopteris thalictroides),a common freshwater aquarium plant


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  • Sprite — (spr[imac]t), 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}. [1913 Webster] Gaping graves received the wandering, guilty sprite. Dryden. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Sprite — ist ein englischer Ausdruck für Gespenst, Elfe oder Kobold eine Limonade mit Zitronengeschmack der Coca Cola Company, siehe Getränkemarken der Coca Cola Company Sprite (Computergrafik), ein vom Hintergrund unabhängiges Grafikobjekt Kobold… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • sprite — sprite; sprite·li·ness; sprite·ly; …   English syllables

  • SPRITE-S2 — stands for Support and Guidance to the PRocurement of Information and TElecommunication Systems and Services. It is a programme launched in 1998 by the European Commission. One of the main results of the SPRITE S2 programme is the development of… …   Wikipedia

  • Sprite —   [dt. »Kobold, Geist, Schemen«] der, grafisches Objekt, das über den Bildschirm bewegt werden kann, ohne dass der Bildhintergrund ständig neu gezeichnet werden muss. Der bekannteste Sprite ist der Mauszeiger; er wird durch den Haupt und… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • sprite|ly — «SPRYT lee», adjective, li|er, li|est, adverb. Especially British. sprightly. –sprite´li|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

  • sprite — index phantom, specter Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • sprite — [spraıt] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: esprit, from Latin spiritus; SPIRIT1] a ↑fairy …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Sprite — trademark a type of sweet, clear, not alcoholic drink with bubbles that has a ↑lemon and ↑lime taste …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • sprite — [ spraıt ] noun count 1. ) COMPUTING on a computer, an independent part of a picture that you can move around easily on the screen 2. ) a small magical creature in traditional stories, especially one that lives in or near water …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • sprite — c.1300, from O.Fr. esprit spirit, from L. spiritus (see SPIRIT (Cf. spirit)) …   Etymology dictionary

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