Grid

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Grid, The Grid, or GRID may refer to:

Space partitioning

  • Regular grid, a tessellation of space with translational symmetry, typically formed from parallelograms or higher-dimensional analogs
    • Grid graph, a graph structure with nodes connected in a regular grid
    • Square grid, a grid of squares
    • Triangular grid, a grid of triangles
    • Hexagonal grid, a grid of hexagons
    • Unstructured grid, a tessellation of a space by simple shapes such as triangles or tetrahedra in an irregular pattern
  • Grid reference system, a coordinate system relative to a particular map projection
  • Grid (spatial index), a discretization of a geometric domain into a set of contiguous cells, used to organize information
    • Discrete global grid (DGG), a grid that covers the entire Earth's surface
  • Grid (graphic design) (or typographic grid), organized lines for guiding graphic design
  • Grid plan, a city design with streets running at right angles
  • Grid paper, paper with a regular grid printed on it
  • Hex grid, a board game design
  • Grid illusion, various optical illusions involving a grid
  • Grid view, a graphical user interface component used in spreadsheet software

Networks

  • Electrical grid, an interconnected network for electricity delivery
    • Smart grid
    • Super grid, an electrical grid with very large scale
    • Off-the-grid, a lifestyle relatively independent from centralized utilities
  • Grid computing

Arts and entertainment

Fictional entities

  • Grid (comics), a fictional character in the DC Comics Universe
  • Grid (Jotun), Gríðr, a giantess in Norse mythology
  • Grid, a Xenomorph from Alien vs Predator
  • The grid, the virtual environment of the game Second Life
  • The Grid, the computerized virtual world in which the Tron franchise exists

Video games

  • Grid (series), a series of racing video games developed by Codemasters
  • Spooks 3 Games - The Grid, a video game based on the television show Spooks
  • The Grid (video game), a 2001 third-person shooter

Music

Television

  • The Grid (TV serial), a BBC drama from 2004
  • "The Grid" (The Outer Limits), an episode of the science fiction series
  • The Grid (American TV series), an American TV series
  • Mobil 1 The Grid, a motorsport magazine TV show
  • Grid (South Korean TV series), a 2022 streaming television series

Place names

  • Grid, a village administered by Călan town, Hunedoara County, Romania
  • Grid, a village in Părău Commune, Braşov County, Romania
  • Grid, a tributary of the Valea Luncanilor River in Hunedoara County, Romania
  • Grid, a tributary of the Părău River in Brașov County, Romania

Other uses

  • Gay-related immune deficiency, or GRID, an early suggested name for AIDS
  • Keith Caldwell (1895–1980), New Zealand air commodore and First World War fighter ace nicknamed "Grid"
  • IEEE Grid, a monthly publication of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
  • Nvidia GRID, a family of graphics processing units
  • Grid Systems, an early portable computer manufacturer
  • The Grid (newspaper), a former alternative weekly newspaper in Toronto, Ontario
  • Global Research Identifier Database, a persistent ID for research institutions worldwide
  • GRID (geometry) (Great Rhomb-Icosi-Dodecahedron) or truncated icosidodecahedron
  • Firebird Grid, a German paraglider design
  • Grid fin, a control surface used on missiles and bombs

See also

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  • GRID1, a human gene
  • GRID2, a human gene
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