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A '''spreadsheet''' is an interactive [[computer application]] program for organization, analysis and storage of [[data]] in [[table (information)|tabular]] form.

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== Description ==

Spreadsheets developed as computerized simulations of paper accounting [[worksheet]]s. The program operates on data represented as cells of an array, organized in rows and columns. Each cell of the array is a [[model–view–controller]] element that may contain either numeric or text data, or the results of [[formula]]s that automatically calculate and display a value based on the contents of other cells.

Spreadsheet users may adjust any stored value and observe the effects on calculated values. This makes the spreadsheet useful for "what-if" analysis since many cases can be rapidly investigated without manual recalculation. Modern spreadsheet software can have multiple interacting sheets, and can display data either as text and numerals, or in graphical form.

Besides performing basic arithmetic and mathematical functions, modern spreadsheets provide built-in functions for common financial and statistical operations. Such calculations as [[net present value]] or [[standard deviation]] can be applied to tabular data with a pre-programmed function in a formula. Spreadsheet programs also provide conditional expressions, functions to convert between text and numbers, and functions that operate on [[String (computer science)|strings]] of text.

Spreadsheets have replaced paper-based systems throughout the business world. Although they were first developed for accounting or bookkeeping tasks, they now are used extensively in any context where tabular lists are built, sorted, and shared.

LANPAR was the first electronic spreadsheet on mainframe and time sharing computers. [[VisiCalc]] was the first electronic spreadsheet on a microcomputer, and it helped turn the [[Apple II family|Apple II computer]] into a popular and widely used system. [[Lotus 1-2-3]] was the leading spreadsheet when [[DOS]] was the dominant operating system.

[[Microsoft Excel|Excel]] now has the largest market share on the [[Windows]] and [[Macintosh]] platforms.

A spreadsheet program is a standard feature of an [[office productivity suite]]; since the advent of [[web app]]s, office suites now also exist in web app form.

== See also ==

* [[Attribute-value system]]
* [[Comparison of spreadsheet software]]
* [[Cut, copy and paste#Additional differences between moving and copying|Moving and copying in spreadsheets]]
* [[List of spreadsheet software]]
* [[Model audit]]
* [[TK Solver]] – Modeling in spreadsheet

== External links ==

* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spreadsheet Spreadsheet] @ Wikipedia

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