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Source: WordNet (r) 1.7 

sprite
     n : small, human in form, playful, having magical powers [syn: fairy,
          faery, faerie]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) 

Sprite \Sprite\, 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.

            Gaping graves received the wandering, guilty sprite.
                                                  --Dryden.

   2. An elf; a fairy; a goblin.

   3. (Zo["o]l.) The green woodpecker, or yaffle.

Source: The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (2003-OCT-10) 

Sprite

   <operating system> An operating system from Berkeley
   supporting multiprocessing and distributed files.

   [Details?  References?]

   (1994-10-17)
sprite

   <graphics, file format> A small bitmap image, often used in
   animated games but also sometimes used as a synonym for
   icon.

   (1997-06-29)