The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Sprite \Sprite\ (spr[imac]t), 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.
      [1913 Webster]

            Gaping graves received the wandering, guilty sprite.
                                                  --Dryden.
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   2. An elf; a fairy; a goblin.
      [1913 Webster]

   3. (Zool.) The green woodpecker, or yaffle.
      [1913 Webster] Spriteliness
      Spritefully
      Spriteful

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

sprite
    n 1: a small being, human in form, playful and having magical
         powers [syn: fairy, faery, faerie, fay, sprite]

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (19 January 2023):

Sprite

    An operating system from Berkeley
   supporting multiprocessing and distributed files.

   [Details?  References?]

   (1994-10-17)


The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (19 January 2023):

sprite

    A small bitmap image, often used in
   animated games but also sometimes used as a synonym for
   icon.

   (1997-06-29)