1. The process or result of dividing an area or surface into a grid of squares or rectangles.
Usage: Common in cartography, surveying, and geographic information systems (GIS)
2. A network of lines, wires, or bars arranged in a grid pattern.
Usage: Technical usage in engineering and construction

1. To divide into a grid; to mark or overlay with a grid pattern.
Usage: Present participle of 'grid'

Examples

• The cartographer used gridding to organize the map into manageable sections.
• Gridding the survey area made it easier to collect data systematically.
• The architect was gridding the blueprint to ensure accurate proportions.
• GIS software relies on gridding to analyze spatial data.
• They finished gridding the parking lot before painting the spaces.
• The artist used gridding as a technique to transfer the design onto the canvas.