Can anyone tell me the difference between vectors and sprites?
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Can anyone tell me the difference between vectors and sprites?
std::vector a container in the C++ standard library for resizeable arrays
vector a mathematical "direction", x/units by y/units.
vector a series of homogenous data (ie array)
sprite an image in video games
sprite a carbonated drink
if you want to b really a...Quote:
Originally Posted by robwhit
;) Sprite - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaQuote:
Sprite may refer to:
* Sprite (creature), elves, fairies and pixies
* Sprite (computer graphics), a two-dimensional pre-rendered figure
* Sprite (soft drink), the brand name of a lemon-lime beverage produced by The Coca-Cola Company
* Sprite melon, a type of sweet melon cultivated in North Carolina
* Sprite operating system, an operating system developed at the University of California, Berkeley
* Austin-Healey Sprite, a British car
* Sprite (motorcycle), a historical British make of motorcycle
* Schweizer SGS 1-36 Sprite, a US sailplane
* Sprites (band), an independent music group from USA
* Sprites (lightning), upper-atmospheric electrical discharges that occur above the cumulonimbus cloud of an active thunderstorm
* Sprite (Eternal), a fictional member of the race of Eternals in the Marvel Comics Universe
* Shine Sprites, fictional objects from the video game Super Mario Sunshine
* Mythical sprites from the Rainbow Brite television series
* Practavia Sprite, a British two-seat homebuilt training or touring aircraft
SPRITE may refer to:
* SPRITE (IR detector), a specialist detector device using a process know as Signal PRocessing In The Element
* SPRITE-S2, Support and Guidance to the PRocurement of Information and TElecommunication Systems and Service, a European Commission project
Sprite may also be:
* Ferret, a spayed female
* Kitty Pryde, an X-Men member who used Sprite as an early alias
* Water Sprite, also known as the Indian Fern or water fern, (Ceratopteris thalictroides), a common freshwater aquarium plant
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