Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗To mark with a grid. · To assign a reference grid to. · To enter in a grid.
A rectangular array of squares or rectangles of equal size, such as in a crossword puzzle. · A tiling of the plane with regular polygons; a honeycomb. · A system for delivery of electricity, consisting of various substations, transformers and generators, connected by wire. · 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).
Back-formation or clipping of griddle or gridiron.
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