Spreadsheet vs. Database

Spreadsheetnoun

(dated) A sheet of paper, marked with a grid, in which financial data is recorded and totals calculated manually.

Spreadsheetnoun

(computing) A computer simulation of such a system of recording tabular data, with totals and other formulas calculated automatically.

Spreadsheetverb

(transitive) To model or compute by means of a spreadsheet.

Spreadsheetnoun

a screen-oriented interactive program enabling a user to lay out financial data on the screen

Spreadsheet

A spreadsheet is a computer application for organization, analysis, and storage of data in tabular form. Spreadsheets were developed as computerized analogs of paper accounting worksheets.

Databasenoun

(general) A collection of (usually) organized information in a regular structure, usually but not necessarily in a machine-readable format accessible by a computer.

Databasenoun

(computing) A set of tables in a database(1).

Databasenoun

(computing) A software program for storing, retrieving and manipulating a database(1).

Databasenoun

(computing) A combination of (1) and (2).

Databaseverb

To enter data into a database.

Databasenoun

an organized body of related information.

Databasenoun

an organized body of related information

Database

In computing, a database is an organized collection of data stored and accessed electronically from a computer system. Where databases are more complex they are often developed using formal design and modeling techniques.