Spreadsheet Vocabulary

Allows the entry, calculation, and storage of data in columns and rows;

• Spreadsheet

• Table

• Value

• Cell Reference

In spreadsheets, a vertical row of cells. .. usually identified by letters.

• Column
• Row
• Table
• Cell

A horizontal line of cells…usually identified by numbers.

• Row
• Column
• Table
• Cell

box formed by the intersection of a row and a column.

• Cell
• Label
• Value
• Column

In spreadsheets, any descriptive text placed in a cell.

• Label
• Value
• Cell
• Column

A Number or one of the following symbols (+-.=$)

• Value

• Label

• Cell

• Row

An instruction to calculate a number.

• Formula
• Mathematical Operators
• Cell Reference
• Spreadsheet

A symbol that represents a specific action.

• Mathematical operators
• Formula
• Cell Reference
• Function

Using the name of a cell in a formula.

• Cell reference
• Mathematical Operators
• Formula
• Function

Defines how to perform a particular operation.

• Function

• Mathematical Operators

• Formula

• Cell Reference