Grid
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Grid or The Grid may refer to:
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In entertainment and media:
- The GridThe GridThe Grid are an English electronic dance group, consisting of Richard Norris and David Ball , with guest contributions from other musicians...
, an electronic dance group - Kevorkian Death CycleKevorkian death cycleKevorkian Death Cycle is an electro-industrial band from Riverside, California, USA.The band was originally named Grid and later changed their name to the politically motivated Kevorkian Death Cycle. The band released its first album, Collection for Injection, on the Ras Dva label. After a 1997...
, a music group formerly called Grid - The Grid (arcade game)The Grid (arcade game)The Grid is a 2001 arcade game by Midway. It is a third person shooter in the form of a super-violent television game show hosted by a Smash TV-like host. It was created by the developers behind the Mortal Kombat series of games. It also has cameos from the Mortal Kombat characters Sub-Zero,...
, a 2001 third person shooter - The Grid (TV series)The Grid (TV series)The Grid is a 2004 television miniseries co-produced by the BBC, Fox TV Studios and Carnival Films. It starred Dylan McDermott and Julianna Margulies. It aired on TNT in the US and on BBC Two in the UK over three consecutive nights and is available on DVD in the UK, United States and Australia...
from 2004 - The Grid (US TV series)The Grid (US TV series)The Grid, hosted by podcasting and public radio host, Jesse Thorn, is an American fifteen-minute weekly rundown of what's trending in Indie Culture. Each week on IFC, The Grid recommends movies, music, games, and gadgets of interest. Joining Jesse are an array of up-and-coming comedians, offering...
, an American TV series - Mobil 1 The GridMobil 1 The GridMobil 1 The Grid is a motorsport magazine show, which airs on Channel 4 in the UK on Saturday mornings and is repeated during the following week on Motors TV. It is also broadcast on Speed in North and Latin America. The show is presented by Eddy Temple-Morris and Charlie Brougham and supported by...
, a motorsport magazine TV show - "The Grid" (The Outer Limits), an episode of the science fiction series
- Grid (album)GRID (album)GRID, released on January 25, 2006, is the eighth original album by the Japanese band m.o.v.e. The catalogue code for this album is AVCT-10156/B with a bonus DVD, and AVCT-10157 without one.-Track listing:# "Gothica " – 1:25...
, the eighth original album by the Japanese band m.o.v.e. - Race Driver: GridRace Driver: GRIDRace Driver: Grid is the most recent addition to the TOCA Touring Car series, which is published and developed by Codemasters...
, a racing video game - Spooks 3 Games - The Grid, video game based on the television show Spooks
- The grid, the virtual environment of the game Second LifeSecond LifeSecond Life is an online virtual world developed by Linden Lab. It was launched on June 23, 2003. A number of free client programs, or Viewers, enable Second Life users, called Residents, to interact with each other through avatars...
- IEEE Grid, a monthly publication of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
- The Grid, the computerized virtual world in which the Tron franchiseTron (franchise)The Tron franchise began in 1982 with the Walt Disney Pictures film Tron. It was followed by various film tie-ins, a comic series and the 2010 sequel Tron: Legacy...
exists - The Grid (newspaper)The Grid (newspaper)The Grid is a weekly newspaper, published in Toronto, Ontario and Canada. The paper was launched on May 12, 2011, after owner Torstar discontinued publication of its previous title Eye Weekly....
, an alternative weekly newspaper in Toronto, Ontario
In science and technology:
- Electrical grid, a network for delivering electricity
- Grid computingGrid computingGrid computing is a term referring to the combination of computer resources from multiple administrative domains to reach a common goal. The grid can be thought of as a distributed system with non-interactive workloads that involve a large number of files...
, the application of a network of computers to a single problem - Control gridControl gridThe control grid is an electrode used in thermionic valves used to modulate the flow of electrons in the cathode to anode or plate circuit.- Operation :...
, an electrode to control electrons in vacuum tubes - Screen grid, a grid used in vacuum tubes to reduce capacitance
- Suppressor gridSuppressor gridA suppressor grid is a grid used in a thermionic valve to suppress secondary emission. A suppressor grid is also called the antidynatron grid, as it helps to reduce the dynatron effect.- Placement :...
, a grid used in vacuum tubes to suppress secondary emission - GRiD Systems CorporationGRiD Systems CorporationGRiD Systems Corporation was founded in January, 1979 by John Ellenby, who left his job at Xerox Parc and joined Glenn Edens, Dave Paulsen and Bill Moggridge to form one of Silicon Valley's first stealth companies...
, founded in 1979, developer of range of laptops - Grid CompassGRiD CompassThe Grid Compass was one of the first laptop computers when the initial model was introduced in April 1982 ....
, the first laptop computer released in 1982 - Lattice graphLattice graphThe terms lattice graph, mesh graph, or grid graph refer to a number of categories of graphs whose drawing corresponds to some grid/mesh/lattice, i.e., its vertices correspond to the nodes of the mesh and its edges correspond to the ties between the nodes.-Square grid graph:A common type of a...
or "grid graph", a graph formed from a regular lattice of vertices - ESRI gridESRI gridAn Esri grid is a raster GIS file format developed by Esri, which has two formats:#A proprietary binary format, also known as an ARC/INFO GRID, ARC GRID and many other variations...
file format for geographic information systems - GRID1GRID1Glutamate receptor delta-1 subunit also known as GluD1 or GluRδ1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the GRID1 gene.- Function :This gene encodes a subunit of glutamate receptor ligand-gated ion channel...
, GRID2GRID2Glutamate receptor, ionotropic, delta 2, also known as GluD2, GluRδ2, or δ2, is a protein that in humans is encoded by the GRID2 gene....
, human genes; Glutamate receptor, ionotropic delta 1 or 2 - Truncated icosidodecahedronTruncated icosidodecahedronIn geometry, the truncated icosidodecahedron is an Archimedean solid, one of thirteen convex isogonal nonprismatic solids constructed by two or more types of regular polygon faces....
, also known as the great rhombicosidodecahedron
As an acronym:
- Gay-related immune deficiencyGay-related immune deficiencyGay-related immune deficiency was the 1982 name first proposed to describe what is now known as AIDS, after public health scientists noticed clusters of Kaposi's sarcoma and Pneumocystis pneumonia among gay males in Southern California and New York City.During the early history of AIDS, when it was...
(GRID), an early suggested name for AIDS - Global Release IdentifierGlobal Release IdentifierThe Global Release Identifier is a system to identify releases of digital sound recordings for electronic distribution...
(GRid), a music industry identifier from the RIAA and IFPI
In geography:
- Grid, a village in Părău Commune, Braşov County, Romania
- Grid, a village administered by CălanCalanCălan is a town in Romania, in Hunedoara County, on the Strei river valley, at 230 m altitude.Twelve villages are administered by the town: Batiz , Călanu Mic , Grid, Nădăştia de Jos , Nădăştia de Sus , Ohaba Streiului , Sâncrai , Sântămăria de Piatră , Strei Călan is a town in Romania, in...
town, Hunedoara County, Romania - Grid planGrid planThe grid plan, grid street plan or gridiron plan is a type of city plan in which streets run at right angles to each other, forming a grid...
, a method of city and regional planning in which streets and administrative units are arranged at right angles - Grid referenceGrid referenceGrid references define locations on maps using Cartesian coordinates. Grid lines on maps define the coordinate system, and are numbered to provide a unique reference to features....
s, used to define locations on maps
Other uses
- Grid (page layout), layout scheme
- Grid (spatial index)Grid (spatial index)In the context of a spatial index, a grid is a regular tessellation of a manifold or 2-D surface that divides it into a series of contiguous cells, which can then be assigned unique identifiers and used for spatial indexing purposes...
, information-organizing scheme - Grid (Jotun)Grid (Jotun)In Norse mythology, Gríðr is female jötunn who, aware of Loki's plans to have Thor killed at the hands of the giant Geirröd, helped Thor by supplying him with a number of magical gifts which included a pair of iron gloves, and a staff known as Gríðarvölr. These items saved Thor's life...
, a giantess in Norse mythology - Managerial grid modelManagerial grid modelThe managerial grid model is a behavioral leadership model developed by Robert R. Blake and Jane Mouton. This model originally identified five different leadership styles based on the concern for people and the concern for production. The optimal leadership style in this model is based on Theory...
, a behavioral leadership model - Starting grid, the positioning of vehicles for starting a motorsportMotorsportMotorsport or motorsports is the group of sports which primarily involve the use of motorized vehicles, whether for racing or non-racing competition...
race - Gridiron footballGridiron footballGridiron football , sometimes known as North American football, is an umbrella term for related codes of football primarily played in the United States and Canada. The predominant forms of gridiron football are American football and Canadian football...
or "gridiron", a team-based sports game (the term "the grid" was also applied to the playing-field itself) - Graph paperGraph paperGraph paper, graphing paper, grid paper or millimeter paper is writing paper that is printed with fine lines making up a regular grid. The lines are often used as guides for plotting mathematical functions or experimental data and drawing diagrams. It is commonly found in mathematics and...
or "grid paper", writing paper that is printed with fine lines making up a regular grid - Tension gridTension gridA tension grid is a type of non-standard catwalk though it does not meet the structural standards of a traditional catwalk. It is composed of a tightly stretched grid of steel cables that create a taut floor that is strong enough for technicians to walk on....
, an area of a theatre