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

• Grid (album), a 2006 album by the Japanese band m.o.v.e.
• GRid, Global Release Identifier (GRid), a music industry identifier from the RIAA and IFPI
• Kevorkian Death Cycle, a music group formerly called Grid
• The Grid, a 1990s electronic dance group, from London
• "The Grid", a song by To My Boy

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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