grid cell

Spreadsheet's smallest unit

A grid cell is one unit within a grid—a single rectangular space formed by intersecting horizontal and vertical lines.

In spreadsheets, each grid cell holds data at a specific row-column intersection: Enter the formula in grid cell B7.

The term appears in mapping, game design, and any context where space is divided into regular units.

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hippocampus · spatial memory · Nobel Prize · memory · orientation · dead reckoning · space · path · square · autonomous navigation · navigation · geometry · neural network · pattern · cognitive map · mental map · maze · tile

Opposites
part-whole relationship

grid cellgrid

Framework of intersecting lines

table · matrix · spreadsheet · data table · worksheet

structure vs. absence

grid cellfree space

Unoccupied available area

blank canvas · void · open field

structured vs. unstructured

grid cellblob

Shapeless viscous drop

raw data · prose · heap

Family

grid, cell, grids, cells, gridded, gridding, cellular, celled, cellar

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G