Meanings
plural sprytes
- alternativeAlternative spelling of sprite.
- Archaic or pseudo-archaic spelling of spirit.
- An off-road vehicle moving on tracks, which is used in amphibious and polar travel.
- alternativerarecomputer graphicsAlternative spelling of sprite (small image representing an entity in a video game)
A spryte can include scan-lines with no pixels in them, and particular pixels within a spryte can be designated as transparent.
1995, David L. Needle, Robert Nical, Method for controlling a spryte rendering processor, US Patent 5596693
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