grid location
1Location arithmetic — (Latin arithmeticæ localis ) is a technique to do binary arithmetic using a chessboard like grid. John Napier termed the technique in his treatise Rabdology , from the way that positions of counters on the board represented numbers.Using simple… …
2Grid fin — Grid fins (or lattice fins) are a type of flight control surface used on missiles and bombs in place of more conventional control surfaces, such as planar fins. They have been used since the 1970s in various Soviet ballistic missile designs such… …
3grid — UK US /grɪd/ noun ► [C] a system of wires for supplying electricity across a large region, country, etc.: »The national grid is one of the world s largest utilities. ► [U] IT GRID COMPUTING(Cf. ↑grid computing) ► [C] a pattern or structur …
4grid reference — noun A series of numbers and letters used to indicate the precise location of a place on a map • • • Main Entry: ↑grid …
5Grid reference — A typical map displaying grid reference Grid 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. Grid systems vary, but the… …
6Grid FileSystem — A Grid File System is a computer file system whose goal is improved reliability and availability by taking advantage of many smaller file storage areas. [cite web url=http://www.sciencedirect.com/science? ob=ArticleURL udi=B6V06 4KKFP1T 2 user=10 …
7Grid-tied electrical system — A grid tied electrical system, also called Tied to grid or Grid tie system, is a semi autonomous electrical generation or grid energy storage system which links to the mains to feed excess capacity back to the local mains electrical grid. When… …
8Grid connection — In electrical grids, a power system network integrates transmission grids, distribution grids, distributed generators and loads that have connection points called busses. A bus in home circuit breaker panels is much smaller than those used on the …
9grid — i. The system of two sets of parallel lines uniformly spaced and crossing at 90° to each other to form a pattern of squares. This grid is designed so that any point on the map can be designated by its latitude and longitude or by its grid… …
10Grid file — In the field of Computer Science, a grid file is a multidimensional array, normally held on disk, and used as an index into a database of information. Consider a census database searchable by location. A data record represents a single household …
