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grid

/ɡɹɪd/
noun
  1. A rectangular array of squares or rectangles of equal size, such as in a crossword puzzle.

  2. A system for delivery of electricity, consisting of various substations, transformers and generators, connected by wire.

  3. A system or structure of distributed computers working mostly on a peer-to-peer basis, used mainly to solve single and complex scientific or technical problems or to process data at high speeds (as in clusters).

verb
  1. To mark with a grid.

  2. To assign a reference grid to.

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