spreadsheet
noun
spread·sheet
ˈspred-ˌshēt 
: 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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Manual data entry, ad-hoc synchronization of information across disparate systems and all of that endless hunting for data in emails and spreadsheets.
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Ed Jennings, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
And then, fueled by corny ambition and creative use of Excel spreadsheets, the Cooley family of Dixon went big.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 19 Oct. 2024
The database is based on spreadsheets of unclaimed bodies obtained through open records requests from the county medical examiners.
—Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC News, 2 Oct. 2024
In Ingham County, two deputies from the evidence room printed out Morrow’s spreadsheet on a piece of poster-sized paper and started making notes in the margins.
—Gina Barton, USA TODAY, 26 Sep. 2024
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Ed Jennings, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
And then, fueled by corny ambition and creative use of Excel spreadsheets, the Cooley family of Dixon went big.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 19 Oct. 2024
The database is based on spreadsheets of unclaimed bodies obtained through open records requests from the county medical examiners.
—Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC News, 2 Oct. 2024
In Ingham County, two deputies from the evidence room printed out Morrow’s spreadsheet on a piece of poster-sized paper and started making notes in the margins.
—Gina Barton, USA TODAY, 26 Sep. 2024
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spreadsheet
noun
spread·sheet
ˈspred-ˌshēt
: an accounting program for a computer
also
: the ledger layout simulated by such a program
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