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

Examples of spreadsheet in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Those happened in October — a period covered by the spreadsheet. —Jeffrey Schweers, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 July 2025

The Great Data Betrayal: When Your EV's Battery Logs Don’t Lie Most carmakers treat battery logs like a weird uncle’s conspiracy theory spreadsheet: full of numbers and zero trustworthiness. —Raghu Para, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025

Their tools are software, subpoenas and spreadsheets, not badges or guns. —Myles Miller Bloomberg News, arkansasonline.com, 7 July 2025

Earlier this year, 41 conveyance units were listed as out of service on an MIA spreadsheet. —Miami Herald, 7 July 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1981, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for spreadsheet

• amit
• athlete
• backseat
• blackfeet
• broadsheet
• browbeat
• buckwheat
• compete
• compleat
• complete
• conceit
• concrete

Kids Definition

spreadsheet

noun

spread·​sheet ˈspred-ˌshēt 

: an accounting program for a computer

also : the ledger layout simulated by such a program