SPRITE


Meaning of SPRITE in English

■ noun

1》 an elf or fairy.

2》 Computing a graphical figure which can be moved and manipulated as a single entity.

3》 a faint flash emitted in the upper atmosphere over a thunderstorm.

Origin

ME: alt. of sprit , a contr. of spirit .

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