grid
In graphic design and word processing applications, a grid is a series of vertical and horizontal lines that are used to subdivide a page vertically and horizontally into margins, columns, inter-column spaces, lines of type and spaces between blocks of type and images. These subdivisions form the basis of a modular and systematic approach to the layout, particularly for multipage documents, making the design process quicker, and ensuring visual consistency between related pages.
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A form of networking. Unlike conventional networks that focus on communication among devices, grid computing harnesses unused processing cycles of all computers in a network for solving problems too intensive for any stand-alone machine. A well-known grid computing project is the SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) @Home project, in which PC users worldwide donate unused […]
- griefer
Slang term for an online gamer who purposefully cause problems for other gamers, in or outside the game itself.
- grok
(pronounced grawk) A slang term used to describe a total and thorough, or intuitive, understanding of something without really having to think about it. The word grok was first used by author Robert A. Heinlein in the science fiction novel, “Stranger in a Strange Land”.
- groupware
A class of software that helps groups of colleagues (workgroups) attached to a local-area network organize their activities. Typically, groupware supports the following operations: scheduling meetings and allocating resources e-mail password protection for documents telephone utilities electronic newsletters file distribution Groupware is sometimes called workgroup productivity software.
- guard band
Also called a frequency guard band, a narrow frequency band between adjacent channels in multiplexing that is kept unused to prevent the channels from overlapping and causing crosstalk among modulated signals. Guard bands are commonly used in FDM but are also used in any data transmission method that relies on frequencies. Also spelled guardband.