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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A software interface consisting of an interactive grid made up of cells in which data or formulas are entered for analysis or presentation.
  • noun A piece of paper with rows and columns for recording financial data for use in comparative analysis.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun dated A sheet of paper, marked with a grid, in which financial data is recorded and totals calculated manually.
  • noun computing A computer simulation of such a system of recording tabular data, with totals and other formulas calculated automatically.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun a screen-oriented interactive program enabling a user to lay out financial data on the screen

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