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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There’s no buzz of chaos this time, no clock-watching, no spreadsheets to anxiously monitor.
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Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025
Claude for Excel, which can understand and edit spreadsheets, is now generally available to all Max, Team and Enterprise users.
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My trusty spreadsheet reviewed a report from Commercial Cafe tracking key performance metrics for industrial and commercial real estate, a niche primarily made up of warehouses and other logistics facilities.
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Construction costs historically account for 60% of a reactor’s total price tag, often due to dependencies on manual documentation and spreadsheets that lead to cascading delays across thousands of interdependent tasks.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 21 Nov. 2025
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Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025
Claude for Excel, which can understand and edit spreadsheets, is now generally available to all Max, Team and Enterprise users.
—Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 24 Nov. 2025
My trusty spreadsheet reviewed a report from Commercial Cafe tracking key performance metrics for industrial and commercial real estate, a niche primarily made up of warehouses and other logistics facilities.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 22 Nov. 2025
Construction costs historically account for 60% of a reactor’s total price tag, often due to dependencies on manual documentation and spreadsheets that lead to cascading delays across thousands of interdependent tasks.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 21 Nov. 2025
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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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