Grounding or grounded may refer to:

Science and philosophy

Grounding (metaphysics) Grounding is a topic in metaphysics. Consider an ordinary physical object, such as a table, and the atoms it is made of. Without the atoms, the table would not exist. The table's existence ''depends'' on the existence of the atoms. This kind of depe ...

, a topic of wide philosophical interest * Grounding (psychology), a strategy for coping with stress or other negative emotions *

Grounding in communication Grounding in communication is a concept proposed by Herbert H. Clark and Susan E. Brennan. It comprises the collection of "mutual knowledge, mutual beliefs, and mutual assumptions" that is essential for communication between two people. Successfu ...

, the collection of mutual knowledge, beliefs, and assumptions; "common ground" *

Ground (electricity) In electrical engineering, ground or earth is a reference point in an electrical circuit from which voltages are measured, a common return path for electric current, or a direct physical connection to the Earth. Electrical circuits may be conne ...

, a common return path for electric current *

Symbol grounding In cognitive science and semantics, the symbol grounding problem concerns how it is that words (symbols in general) get their meanings, and hence is closely related to the problem of what meaning itself really is. The problem of meaning is in t ...

, a problem in cognition and artificial intelligence

Arts and media

* ''Grounded'' (comics), a comic book by Mark Sable for Image Comics * ''Grounded'' (video game), a multiplayer survival game by Obsidian Entertainment * " Superman: Grounded" a storyline in the ''Superman'' comic book, written by J. Michael Straczynski * ''Grounding'' (film), 2006 film about the collapse of the airline Swissair * ''

Unaccompanied Minors ''Unaccompanied Minors'' (also known as ''Grounded'' in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland) is a 2006 Christmas comedy film directed by Paul Feig and starring Lewis Black, Wilmer Valderrama, Tyler James Williams, Dyllan Christopher, ...

'', a 2006 Christmas film that was titled ''Grounded'' in the UK and Ireland * "Grounded", a song by Lower Than Atlantis from ''

World Record A world record is usually the best global and most important performance that is ever recorded and officially verified in a specific skill, sport, or other kind of activity. The book '' Guinness World Records'' and other world records organizati ...

'' * "Grounded", a song by

My Vitriol My Vitriol are a British alternative rock band, formed in 1999 in London. The band currently comprises singer and guitarist Som Wardner, drummer Ravi Kesavaram, guitarist Seth Taylor and bassist Tatia Starkey. The band had success with their de ...

* "Grounded", a song by Soul Asylum from the 1990 album ''

And the Horse They Rode in On or AND may refer to: Logic, grammar, and computing * Conjunction (grammar), connecting two words, phrases, or clauses * Logical conjunction in mathematical logic, notated as "∧", "⋅", "&", or simple juxtaposition * Bitwise AND, a boole ...

'' * "Grounded", a song by Ross Jennings from the 2021 album ''

A Shadow of My Future Self ''A Shadow of My Future Self'' is the debut studio album by British singer-songwriter Ross Jennings. It was released on 19 November 2021 through Graphite Records. Unlike his more well-known Progressive music, Jennings' solo record follows a much ...

'' * "Grounding", an interdisciplinary performance project by artist Gita Hashemi

Other uses

Grounding (discipline technique) Grounding is a general discipline technique which is restriction of children at home from going out. During this time period, any positive reinforcement is taken away and other privileges, such as but not limited to using the Internet, playing vide ...

, restrictions placed on movement, privileges, or both as punishment * Grounding (nature therapy), a pseudoscientific practice that involves people grounding themselves to the Earth for health benefits * Grounding Inc, a video game development company * Aircraft grounding, a restriction to prevent malfunctioning aircraft from flying *

Intentional grounding In gridiron football, intentional grounding is a violation of the rules where "a passer...throws a forward pass without a realistic chance of completion."Official Rules of the NFL, Rule 8-3-1. This typically happens when a quarterback about to be ...

, a rule violation in gridiron football *

Ship grounding Ship grounding or ship stranding is the impact of a ship on seabed or waterway side. It may be intentional, as in beaching (nautical), beaching to land crew or cargo, and careening, for maintenance or repair, or unintentional, as in a marine ac ...

, a type of marine accident

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