spreadsheet
Rows and columns
A spreadsheet is a document organized as a grid of cells arranged in rows and columns, used for storing, organizing, and calculating data.
Each cell can contain text, numbers, or formulas that reference other cells.
Spreadsheets are fundamental tools in business, accounting, and data analysis: I track my budget in a spreadsheet, She built a spreadsheet to calculate inventory costs.
The format originated with paper ledger sheets but now refers almost exclusively to digital documents in programs like Excel or Google Sheets.
Fixed method or notation
range · reference · multiply · divide · subtract · add · macro · pivot
Side-by-side sequences
- columnsUpright structural shafts
- cellsBasic biological units
- gridFramework of intersecting lines
- workbookEducational exercise manual
tab · range · header · footer · merge · freeze · pane · scroll
Microsoft's data-crunching application
- Google SheetsCloud spreadsheet application
- NumbersQuantity-representing symbols
- AirtableBrowser-based relational database
Money spent on things
- incomeRegular monetary receipts
- spendingOutlaying of funds
- savingsAccumulated money kept
- forecastPrediction of future conditions
allocation · variance · tracking · categories · monthly · quarterly · annual · projections
Financial record book
- journalRecord of daily events
- entriesItems logged or submitted
- bookkeepingRecording financial transactions systematically
- reconciliationRestoration of friendly relations
accounts payable · accounts receivable · general ledger · financial statements · accruals · adjustments · double-entry · assets
Dividing among others
- coauthoringJointly creating written work
- permissionsOfficial allowances granted
- real-timeOccurring without processing delay
- syncCoordinate timing or data
cloud · versioning · track changes · comments · multiuser · access control · workspace · contributors
formula
Fixed method or notation
cell · range · reference · multiply · divide · subtract · add · macro · pivot · value
rows
Side-by-side sequences
workbook · tab · range · header · footer · merge · freeze · pane · scroll · zoom
Excel
Microsoft's data-crunching application
- Google SheetsCloud spreadsheet application
- NumbersQuantity-representing symbols
- AirtableBrowser-based relational database
expenses
Money spent on things
forecast · allocation · variance · tracking · categories · monthly · quarterly · annual · projections · actuals
ledger
Financial record book
- journalRecord of daily events
- entriesItems logged or submitted
- bookkeepingRecording financial transactions systematically
reconciliation · accounts payable · accounts receivable · general ledger · financial statements · accruals · adjustments · double-entry · assets · liabilities
sharing
Dividing among others
- coauthoringJointly creating written work
- permissionsOfficial allowances granted
- real-timeOccurring without processing delay
sync · cloud · versioning · track changes · comments · multiuser · access control · workspace · contributors · notifications
- documentsdocument, news, email, report, letter
- business schoolcase study, business plan, presentation, networking, group project
- Finance Toolsbudget app, budgeting app, calculator, expense tracker, QuickBooks
- gridsgrid pattern, square grid, coordinate grid, dot grid, map grid
- math toolscalculator, abacus, graphing calculator, scientific calculator, straightedge
- classification systemstaxonomy, species, cladogram, dichotomous key, phylum
spreadsheetword processor
Document creation software
essay · manuscript · letter · novel · presentation
spreadsheetstream of consciousness
Narrative mimicking uninterrupted thought
handwritten notes · blank page · narrative · prose · napkin sketch
- spreadsheet hell
- electronic spreadsheetGrid-based calculation software
- spreadsheet softwareApplication for tabular calculations
- spreadsheet appSoftware for data grids
- spreadsheet templatesPre-built tabular document formats