reticle means A transparent plate marked with a crosshair, grid, or scale which is used in an optical instrument, etc., to aid in alignment, counting, or measurement of objects being observed; also, the crosshair, grid, or scale on such a plate.
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reticle is pronounced /ˈɹɛtɪkəl/.
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin rēticulum, diminutive of Latin rēte (“net”). Doublet of reticulum, Reticulum, and reticule.
noun
- A transparent plate marked with a crosshair, grid, or scale which is used in an optical instrument, etc., to aid in alignment, counting, or measurement of objects being observed; also, the crosshair, grid, or scale on such a plate.
- A master or template, comprising a pattern of lines and shapes, used in photolithography to create the tiny integrated circuits on a microchip.e.g.“Near-synonym: photomask (broadly synonymous in context)”
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