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sprites

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1. sprites, red spritesnoun

   atmospheric electricity (lasting 10 msec) appearing as globular flashes of red (pink to blood-red) light rising to heights of 60 miles (sometimes seen together with elves)

   Synonyms:
   red sprites

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1. • Atmospheric Electricity

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1. Jeff Meyer:

   pixel, n.: A mischievous, magical spirit associated with screen displays. The computer industry has frequently borrowed from mythology: Witness the sprites in computer graphics, the demons in artificial intelligence, and the trolls in the marketing department.