spreadsheet

CEFRB1

/ˈspɹɛd.ʃiːt/

noun · verb

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A computer document for organizing numbers and information in rows and columns.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A document created with such an application.

Examples

  • Once you get the hang of it, spreadsheet software is really useful.

  • The link to your spreadsheet has invalid characters.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
4
Synonyms
1

Also pronounced

  • /ˈspɹɛd.ʃit/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings
  1. A sheet of paper, marked with a grid, in which financial data is recorded and totals calculated manually.

  2. A computer application for organization, analysis, and storage of data in tabular form.

verb

Extra meaning
  1. To model or compute by means of a spreadsheet.

More examples

In context
  • A little later in this chapter, we'll run through some of the most common methods journalists use to analyze the material they gather and store in spreadsheets.

  • The program's most quintessentially Macintoshian feature, one as yet unique among spreadsheets, is its icon bar, which resides at the top of the screen just below the standard menu bar.

  • For example, my own entry into the world of theorycrafting happened when I took somebody’s prot paladin spreadsheet and translated it into MATLAB code.

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

The accountant entered the numbers into a blank to calculate the total profit for the year.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

Nearby

Origin

noun

From spread + sheet.