What is a Cell?
1 : a group of resources treated as a single entity that accepts a combination of materials and instructions to add value through a series of operations; may be either automated or manual. [SEMATECH]
2 : in circuit design, a circuit required to implement a repeated function on an integrated circuit, such as a bit in a memory chip. [SEMATECH]
3 : in the dot matrix code marking of silicon wafers, the area of a dot matrix within which a dot may be placed to indicate a binary value . [SEMI T2-93]