Reticule vs. Reticle — What's the Difference?

A drawstring handbag or purse.

A reticle, or reticule also known as a graticule, is a pattern of fine lines or markings built into the eyepiece of an optical device such as a telescopic sight, spotting scope, theodolite, optical microscope or the screen of an oscilloscope, to provide measurement references during visual inspections. Today, engraved lines or embedded fibers may be replaced by a digital image superimposed on a screen or eyepiece.

A reticle.

A grid or pattern placed in the eyepiece of an optical instrument, used to establish scale or position. Also called graticule.

A reticle; a grid in the eyepiece of an instrument.

A grid, network, or crosshatch found in the eyepiece of various optical instruments to aid measurement or alignment

A small women's bag made of a woven net-like material.

(obsolete) a little bag

A little bag, originally of network; a woman's workbag, or a little bag to be carried in the hand.

A small net.

A system of wires or lines in the focus of a telescope or other instrument; a reticle.

A reticule. See Reticule, 2.

A woman's drawstring handbag; usually made of net or beading or brocade; used in 18th and 19th centuries

A network of fine lines, dots, cross hairs, or wires in the focal plane of the eyepiece of an optical instrument

A network of fine lines, dots, cross hairs, or wires in the focal plane of the eyepiece of an optical instrument