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<blockquote data-quote="ss7mm" data-source="post: 215191" data-attributes="member: 5"><p><strong>Reticle</strong></p><p></p><p> <strong>From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</strong></p><p></p><p> Jump to: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reticle#column-one" target="_blank">navigation</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reticle#searchInput" target="_blank">search</a></p><p> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Reticles_vector.svg" target="_blank"><img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/10/Reticles_vector.svg/350px-Reticles_vector.svg.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Reticles_vector.svg" target="_blank"><img src="http://en.wikipedia.org/skins-1.5/common/images/magnify-clip.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p> A comparison of different reticles used in telescopic sights. The lower right represents a reticle found in the scope of a Russian <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SVD_%28rifle%29" target="_blank">SVD</a> sniper rifle.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> "Reticle" redirects here. For the pattern used in photolithography, see <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photomask" target="_blank">photomask</a>.</p><p> "Crosshair" redirects here. For the fictional characters in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transformers_%28fiction%29" target="_blank">Transformers</a>, see <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crosshairs_%28Transformers%29" target="_blank">Crosshairs (Transformers)</a>.</p><p> A <strong>crosshair</strong> or <strong>reticle</strong> is a shape superimposed on an image that is used for precise alignment of a device. Crosshairs are most commonly represented as intersecting lines in a "+" shape, though many variations exist, including dots, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vertical_bar" target="_blank">posts</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concentric" target="_blank">circles</a>, scales, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chevron_%28insignia%29" target="_blank">chevrons</a>, or a combination of each. Most commonly associated with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telescopic_sight" target="_blank">telescopic sights</a> for aiming <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firearm" target="_blank">firearms</a>, crosshairs are also common in optical instruments used for astronomy and surveying, and are also popular in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graphical_user_interface" target="_blank">graphical user interfaces</a> as a precision <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cursor_%28computers%29" target="_blank">pointer</a>. The crosshair was invented by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Hooke" target="_blank">Robert Hooke</a>, and dates to the 17th century.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I read the other post and was going to give you a bad time but I thought that maybe they give out different dictionaries in Idaho than the rest of us use.<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite11" alt=":rolleyes:" title="Roll Eyes :rolleyes:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":rolleyes:" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite11" alt=":rolleyes:" title="Roll Eyes :rolleyes:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":rolleyes:" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ss7mm, post: 215191, member: 5"] [B]Reticle[/B] [B]From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia[/B] Jump to: [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reticle#column-one"]navigation[/URL], [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reticle#searchInput"]search[/URL] [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Reticles_vector.svg"][IMG]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/10/Reticles_vector.svg/350px-Reticles_vector.svg.png[/IMG][/URL] [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Reticles_vector.svg"][IMG]http://en.wikipedia.org/skins-1.5/common/images/magnify-clip.png[/IMG][/URL] A comparison of different reticles used in telescopic sights. The lower right represents a reticle found in the scope of a Russian [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SVD_%28rifle%29"]SVD[/URL] sniper rifle. "Reticle" redirects here. For the pattern used in photolithography, see [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photomask"]photomask[/URL]. "Crosshair" redirects here. For the fictional characters in [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transformers_%28fiction%29"]Transformers[/URL], see [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crosshairs_%28Transformers%29"]Crosshairs (Transformers)[/URL]. A [B]crosshair[/B] or [B]reticle[/B] is a shape superimposed on an image that is used for precise alignment of a device. Crosshairs are most commonly represented as intersecting lines in a "+" shape, though many variations exist, including dots, [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vertical_bar"]posts[/URL], [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concentric"]circles[/URL], scales, [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chevron_%28insignia%29"]chevrons[/URL], or a combination of each. Most commonly associated with [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telescopic_sight"]telescopic sights[/URL] for aiming [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firearm"]firearms[/URL], crosshairs are also common in optical instruments used for astronomy and surveying, and are also popular in [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graphical_user_interface"]graphical user interfaces[/URL] as a precision [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cursor_%28computers%29"]pointer[/URL]. The crosshair was invented by [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Hooke"]Robert Hooke[/URL], and dates to the 17th century. I read the other post and was going to give you a bad time but I thought that maybe they give out different dictionaries in Idaho than the rest of us use.:rolleyes::rolleyes: [/QUOTE]
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