n. A sheet of paper, marked with a grid, in which financial data is recorded and totals calculated manually.
n. A computer simulation of such a system of recording tabular data, with totals and other formulas calculated automatically.
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n. a screen-oriented interactive program enabling a user to lay out financial data on the screen
Word Usage
"As the spreader wends its way through the fields, the amount of fertilizer sprayed is controlled by the computer (giving new meaning to the term spreadsheet)."