| A | B |
| active cell | The cell ready for data entry. |
| alignment | When data is entered into a cell, the default alignment is labels to the left and values to the right. |
| cell | Intersection of a row and column and is identified by a cell reference. |
| cell range | A selected group of cells that form a rectangle |
| cell reference | The column letter and the row number. |
| column | Identified by letters that appear at the top of the spreadsheet. |
| formula | Equations with symbols for math operations. |
| function | Special formulas that do not use operators to calculate a result |
| label | Text, symbols, dates, or numbers not used in calculations. |
| rows | Identified by numbers on the left side of the spreadsheet. |
| spreadsheet | A program that allows you to use rows and columns of data to manage, predict, and present information. |
| value | A number entered into a spreadsheet cell that will be used for calculations. |