spreadsheet
Americannoun
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Accounting. a worksheet that is arranged in the manner of a mathematical matrix and contains a multicolumn analysis of related entries for easy reference on a single sheet.
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Digital Technology.
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a type of software that offers the user a visual display of a simulated multicolumn worksheet and the means of using it especially for financial plans and budgets.
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a single document created with this software.
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noun
Etymology
Origin of spreadsheet
Vocabulary lists containing spreadsheet
Computer Science and Technology - Middle School
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Computer Science and Technology - High School
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Mathematical Modeling
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Example Sentences
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The Fellowship document I obtained, a spreadsheet of attendees, shows that Suozzi attended the 2018 National Prayer Breakfast solo.
From Salon • May 29, 2026
Fox also had his own spreadsheet, built around a Control-F search for terms like tribal, immigrants, diversity, inclusion, Indigenous, Native, equity, equality, marginalized, BIPOC, solidarity, citizenship, melting pot, social justice, and gay.
From Slate • May 14, 2026
Some data-entry spreadsheet tasks, which Radclyffe said had taken up to two weeks to complete manually, were now achieved in twenty seconds.
From BBC • May 4, 2026
At a makeshift morgue in Khartoum, engineer turned mortician Ali Gebbai clicked through a spreadsheet of the dead.
From Barron's • Apr. 27, 2026
I freeze as my pencil hovers over number 15, looking from the blank columns and rows on my spreadsheet back down to “Complete dosage table for diabetes.”
From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott
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