sprite

  1. Noun.  (mythology) A spirit; a soul; a shade; also, an apparition.
  2. Noun.  (mythology) An elf; a fairy; a goblin.
  3. Noun.  The green woodpecker, or yaffle.
  4. Noun.  (computer graphics) A two-dimensional image or animation that is integrated into a larger scene.
  5. Noun.  An electrical discharge that occurs high above the cumulonimbus cloud of an active thunderstorm.[1.

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