spreadsheet

noun

spread·​sheet ˈspred-ˌshēt How to pronounce spreadsheet (audio)
: a computer program that allows the entry, calculation, and storage of data in columns and rows
also : the ledger layout modeled by such a program

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Users are treated to an Infographic Mode to bring graphics to life, a Presentation Mode to help spreadsheets pop, and a sRGB Mode for image-centric content optimization. Paul Ridden, New Atlas, 15 Feb. 2025 The emails obtained by The Star cover a longer date range than the committee’s spreadsheet, which includes messages from Feb. 5 to Feb. 7. Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 14 Feb. 2025 More spreadsheets arrived in USAID employees' inboxes into Wednesday about U.S.-funding programs -- including for agriculture, conflict resolution, democracy and human rights -- that were to end, immediately and permanently, according to two U.S. officials familiar with the developments. Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 13 Feb. 2025 While 7,200 static pages, PDFs, spreadsheets, and more were backed up on ACASignups, a website managed by Gaba that tracks Affordable Care Act data and health issues, the process did not save the main public health databases, which have to be downloaded separately. Reuters, NBC News, 11 Feb. 2025 See all Example Sentences for spreadsheet 

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First Known Use

1981, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of spreadsheet was in 1981

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“Spreadsheet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spreadsheet. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.

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spreadsheet

noun
spread·​sheet ˈspred-ˌshēt How to pronounce spreadsheet (audio)
: an accounting program for a computer
also : the ledger layout simulated by such a program

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