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| Active cell | The cell displayed with a bold border. Also called the selected cell. |
| Adjacent cells | Cells that are next to each other. |
| Boundary | The bar separating the column letters at the top of the worksheet. |
| Cell | The intersection of a row and column. |
| Cell reference | The column letter and row number that identify a cell |
| Cell styles | Used to apply several formats in one step. |
| Circular reference | An error that occurs when a formula references the cell it is stored in. |
| Columns | Vertical part of the worksheet grid identified by the letters A to Z and AA to XFD. |
| Data | Information stored in a worksheet. Categorized as either label |
| Date | Data displayed as a calendar date. |
| Duplicate data | To make a copy of data and then place that copy at a different location in the worksheet or into a completely different document. |
| Fill handle | The solid square in the lower-right corner of a selected cell that is dragged to copy the contents of a cell to adjacent cells. |
| Formula | Mathematical statement used to calculate a value. A formula must always begin with an equal sign. |
| Formula bar | Displays the active cell‘s contents. Located above the cells. |
| Gridlines | Solid lines that mark off the rows and columns in a worksheet. |
| Headings | Row numbers and column letters |
| Label | Text stored in a cell that cannot be used in calculations |
| Move Data | Delete data from a worksheet and then place that data at a different location in the workbook or into another file |
| Name Box | Displays the cell reference of the active cell. Located at the top of the worksheet |
| Order of operations | 20. The precedence Excel follows to evaluate a mathematical expression |
| Pointing | Clicking a cell to place its reference in a formula |
| Range | Selection of two or more cells |
| Relative cell reference | A cell reference that reflects the row or column it has been copied to |
| Row | Horizontal part of the worksheet grid identified by the numbers 1 to 1,048,576 |
| Sheet tab | Used to display a worksheet |
| Spreadsheet | An application used to store and analyze data |
| Value | Numeric data that can be used in calculations |
| Workbook | An Excel file |
| Worksheet | Sheets in an Excel workbook |