grid-based
Arranged in squares
Grid-based describes something organized on or around a grid—a pattern of intersecting horizontal and vertical lines forming squares or rectangles.
The term appears most often in gaming and design: grid-based movement, grid-based layout.
A grid-based system uses the grid as its fundamental organizing principle, whether for city planning, board games, or digital interfaces.
Tabular data organizer
- cellsBasic biological units
- ExcelMicrosoft's data-crunching application
- tablesFlat-topped furniture pieces
- matrixOrdered numerical arrangement
arrays · coordinates · rows · columns · pivot table · formulas · database · structured
Planned approach to goals
- tacticsMethods to achieve goals
- board gameMarked-surface group entertainment
- chessStrategic board game
- checkersDiagonal jumping board game
Battleship · Civilization · Fire Emblem · movement · positioning · squares · pathfinding · isometric
Spatial arrangement of elements
- columnsUpright structural shafts
- rowsSide-by-side sequences
- alignmentCorrect relative positioning
- responsiveQuick to react
wireframe · template · modular · spacing · gutters · breakpoints · flexbox · web design
Designing how towns develop
- streetsPublic urban ways
- blocksObstructs or sections
- ManhattanNYC's densest borough
- avenuesWide urban streets
intersections · zoning · parcels · lots · surveying · orthogonal · rectilinear · township
spreadsheet
Tabular data organizer
- cellsBasic biological units
- ExcelMicrosoft's data-crunching application
- tablesFlat-topped furniture pieces
matrix · arrays · coordinates · rows · columns · pivot table · formulas · database · structured · tabular
strategy
Planned approach to goals
- tacticsMethods to achieve goals
- board gameMarked-surface group entertainment
- chessStrategic board game
checkers · Battleship · Civilization · Fire Emblem · movement · positioning · squares · pathfinding · isometric · roguelike
layout
Spatial arrangement of elements
responsive · wireframe · template · modular · spacing · gutters · breakpoints · flexbox · web design · typography
city planning
Designing how towns develop
avenues · intersections · zoning · parcels · lots · surveying · orthogonal · rectilinear · township · subdivision
coordinates
Location-specifying number pairs
- latitudeGeographic or personal freedom
- longitudeEast-west angular distance
- mappingDiagram of correspondences
quadrants · sectors · UTM · survey · GIS · topographic · overlay · reference · graticule · projection
grid-basedfreeform
Unconstrained by structure
organic · irregular · unstructured · amorphous · random
grid-basedfree-roaming
Able to wander unrestricted
continuous · real-time · analog · seamless · unrestricted
grid, grids, gridded, gridding, gridlock, base, based, basing, bases