Below are examples of the technical names of what we will be describing in the domain space of sudoku.
A single square that contains one number in the grid
| Example Sudoku Grid Cells | Example Sudoku Grid Cell Coloured | Example Sudoku Grid Cell Coloured With Value Set |
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A horizontal line of 9 cells
A vertical line of 9 cells
A 3×3 grid of cells, as outlined by the bolder lines in the diagram above; also called a box
The grouping of cells denoted by a dotted line or by individual colours.
Any non-repeating set of 9 cells: can be used as a general term for "row, column, or nonet" (or, in Killer X variants, "long diagonal")