screen grid

noun

, Electronics.

1. a grid placed between the anode and the control electrode in a vacuum tube, usually maintained at a fixed positive potential.

screen grid

noun

1. electronics an electrode placed between the control grid and anode of a valve and having a fixed positive potential relative to the grid. It acts as an electrostatic shield preventing capacitive coupling between grid and anode, thus increasing the stability of the device Sometimes shortened toscreen See also suppressor grid

Word History and Origins

Origin of screen grid¹

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

And sure enough, the screen grid showed the backs of eight seniors’ heads, as they turned around for the draw.

From Washington Post

It’s designed to replace the default Android app drawer and home screen grid with a layout that’s easier to access with one hand.

From The Verge

Instead of just being yet another icon in the home screen grid, Amazon’s services are now deeply integrated into the user experiences Apple wants to move everybody towards.

From The Verge

You still start with a home screen grid of apps and folders, and the visual language that started way back in 2013 with iOS 7 isn’t radically changing either.

From The Verge

The DVD recorder I bought in 2009 tunes in the same channels but only does so in standard-definition quality - and having to program in recordings, VCR-style, by specifying a time and a channel instead of selecting a show off a TV Guide on Screen grid, is so irritating that I rarely bother.

From Washington Post