reticle
noun
ret·i·cle
ˈre-ti-kəl 
: a scale on transparent material (as in an optical instrument) used especially for measuring or aiming
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As reticle limits, power density, yield constraints and HBM integration challenges grow, packaging is becoming as important as transistor scaling itself.
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Francis Sideco, Forbes.com, 21 May 2026
This monochrome image shows the object just below and to the right of the center of the reticle.
—Jeanna Bryner, Scientific American, 8 May 2026
Second focal plane scopes with MOA turrets and reticles still dominate the hunting market, however.
—John B. Snow, Outdoor Life, 15 Jan. 2026
Rather than using fluid animations to signal what kinds of moves are coming, the bulk of the information players will get about impending hits comes from red reticles and lines drawn on the level’s floor.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 18 Sep. 2025
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Francis Sideco, Forbes.com, 21 May 2026
This monochrome image shows the object just below and to the right of the center of the reticle.
—Jeanna Bryner, Scientific American, 8 May 2026
Second focal plane scopes with MOA turrets and reticles still dominate the hunting market, however.
—John B. Snow, Outdoor Life, 15 Jan. 2026
Rather than using fluid animations to signal what kinds of moves are coming, the bulk of the information players will get about impending hits comes from red reticles and lines drawn on the level’s floor.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 18 Sep. 2025
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“Reticle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reticle. Accessed 3 Jun. 2026.
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