What is record in Google Sheets?

Record is a core spreadsheet object in Google Sheets: the building blocks of every workbook. Sheets, tabs, rows, columns, cells, ranges, and values are the vocabulary every other feature builds on.

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Use core object terms when teaching spreadsheet basics or writing documentation teammates will search.

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