meaning of sprite

1. A spirit; a soul; a shade; also, an apparition. See Spright.
2. An elf; a fairy; a goblin.
3. The green woodpecker, or yaffle.
4. Sprite system> An operating system from Berkeley supporting multiprocessing and distributed files. [Details? References?]
5. sprite file format> A small bitmap image, often used in animated games but also sometimes used as a synonym for icon.
6. small, human in form, playful, having magical powers

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