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Ah, the ubiquitous CSS sprites — one of the few web design
techniques that was able to bypass "trend" status almost instantly,
planting itself firmly into the category of best practice CSS.
Although it didn't really take off until well after A List Apart
explained and endorsed it, it was discussed as a CSS solution as
early as July, 2003 by Petr StanÃcek.
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