Grid 191882 225846306 2008-07-15T17:52:29Z Yakiv Gluck 6633482 {{wiktionarypar|grid}} Several fields use or develop the idea of a '''grid''': == Arrays of squares or rectangles == * [[Grid plan]], a city plan in which streets run at right angles to form a grid of city blocks * [[Grid view]] or datagrid, a graphical-user-interface element that presents a tabular view of data * [[Grid graph]], in graph theory * [[Grid (typography)]], laying out of a page using a grid of different-sized and -shaped rectangles * [[Grid (spatial index)]], a method for organizing information: for example in a [[database]] == In science, mathematics and technology == * [[Mesh (mathematics)]] or a [[regular grid]] or [[unstructured grid]] ** [[Cartesian grid]] ** [[rectilinear grid]] ** [[curvilinear grid]] ** [[structured grid]] * [[Electric power transmission]], a long-distance high-voltage network for power transmission, also known as the: ** transmission grid or ** the electrical grid ** [[Smart Grid]], an upgraded power grid * In computing: ** [[grid computing]], an example of distributed computing ** [[World Community Grid]], a platform for distributed computing projects (an example of grid computing) ** [[Grid (computer manufacturer)]], a maker of laptop computers in the 1980s * In [[vacuum tube | vacuum-tube]] technology: ** [[control grid]] ** [[screen grid]] ** [[suppressor grid]] == Places == * [[Grid, Braşov]], a village in [[Pârâu]] Commune, [[Braşov County]], [[Romania]] * [[Grid, Hunedoara]], a village in the town of [[Călan]], [[Hunedoara County]], [[Romania]] == In popular culture == * [[The Grid]], a late eighties/early nineties electronic dance group * [[The Grid (arcade game)]], an arcade game released in 2001 * [[The Grid (TV series)]], a television series produced in 2004 * [[Grid (album)]], the eighth original [[album]] by the [[Japan]]ese [[band (music)|band]] [[M.O.V.E]] * ''[[Race Driver: GRID]]'', a racing [[video game]] == Other uses == * [[Grid (Jotun)]], a giantess in Norse mythology == Acronym usage == * [[BioGRID]], a database of biological interactions hosted at Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto, Canada * [[Gay related immune deficiency]] (GRID), a name used for AIDS until 1982 * [[Global Release Identifier]] (GRid) * [[Group for Rural India Development]] (GRID) * GRID, the short-hand name for an [[ESRI grid|ESRI GRID]] file == Synonyms == *[[Mesh]] *[[Lattice]] {{disambig}} <!-- * * * NEED SECOND OPINION * * * HIDING ENTRIES THAT MAY NOT QUALIFY FOR INCLUSION PER: Wikipedia:Disambiguation#Lists -- "Disambiguation pages are not search indices." '''In computer science:'' * [[Cartesian grid]] * [[regular grid]] * [[rectilinear grid]] * [[curvilinear grid]] * [[structured grid]]. * [[unstructured grid]] --> [[de:Grid]] [[ja:グリッド]] [[pt:Grid]] [[ru:Сетка]] [[simple:Grid]] [[uk:Grid]]