20. The system of claim 13 , wherein the at least one processor or processor core executing the sequence of instructions to identify or determine the dictionary further executes the sequence of instructions to: identify a first shape in the region of the electronic design; identify or determine a first shape description for the first shape by using at least the first sliced line; identify or determine an identification of a first set of conforming track patterns for the first shape; and add the first shape description or the identification of the first of conforming track patterns to a first data entry in the dictionary.
13. A system for checking or verifying shapes in an electronic design, comprising: a computer system including at least a sliced line module stored at least partially in memory and functioning in conjunction with one processor or processor core that executes a sequence of instructions to: identify or determine a dictionary for an electronic design; reduce, at the sliced line module, dimensionality of design data in a region at least by identifying or determining a first sliced line for the region in the electronic design, wherein the first sliced line includes one or more projected boundaries of the region; and check or verify the electronic design to flag one or more non-conforming shapes by using at least the first sliced line.