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
  • Race Driver: Grid, the first game in the series
  • Spooks 3 Games - The Grid, a video game based on the television show Spooks
  • The Grid (video game), a 2001 third-person shooter arcade game

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

  • Graticule (disambiguation)
  • Lattice (disambiguation)
  • Network (disambiguation)
  • Mesh (disambiguation)
  • GRID1, a human gene
  • GRID2, a human gene