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Cell reference

Term · Computing and IT · MLC-T-CMP-000175

A way to identify a specific cell or a range of cells within a spreadsheet, allowing formulas to use data from other locations. References can be relative, adjusting when copied to other cells, or absolute, remaining fixed regardless of where the formula is moved. An example of an absolute reference is '$A$1'.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-CMP-000175
FieldComputing and IT
SubjectSoftware
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-CMP-000175",
  "term": "Cell reference",
  "field": "Computing and IT",
  "definition": "A way to identify a specific cell or a range of cells within a spreadsheet, allowing formulas to use data from other locations. References can be relative, adjusting when copied to other cells, or absolute, remaining fixed regardless of where the formula is moved. An example of an absolute reference is '$A$1'.",
  "subject": "Software",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/computing/cell-reference/"
}

Record 195 of 1,553 in Computing and IT terminology (MLC-0101). Request the full dataset.