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raalgraafikas:
suuremasse stseeni lülitatav väike vabalt paigutatav kahemõõtmeline sõltumatu bittmusterelement

Wiktionary:
4. (computer graphics) a two-dimensional image or animation that is integrated into a larger scene

näiteid
https://duckduckgo.com/?q=sprites+in+graphics&t=h_&iar=images&iax=images&ia=images

ülevaateid
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1yBP5t-fSA

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sprite_(computer_graphics)

https://www.giantbomb.com/sprite/3015-491/

https://css-tricks.com/css-sprites/