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what is Excel stand for

Anonymous
2011-07-27T19:15:13+00:00

i need to know the meanning of the word Excel      that is all.

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  1. HansV 462.6K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
    2011-07-27T19:27:48+00:00

    The English verb "to excel" means "to be very good at something, to surpass others".

    In the early 1980's, Lotus 1-2-3 became the leading spreadsheet program. Microsoft's spreadsheet program Multiplan lagged behind it in popularity. So they set up a team to develop a new spreadsheet that could do everything that Lotus 1-2-3 did, but better. "Excel" refers to that.

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  1. Anonymous
    2016-01-07T18:02:41+00:00

    "excel"lent

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  2. HansV 462.6K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
    2016-01-07T16:58:37+00:00

    You can find such information by searching Google for Excel history. See for example http://cis.poly.edu/~mleung/CS394/f06/week01/Excel_history.html

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  3. Anonymous
    2016-01-07T11:36:47+00:00

    Thank you for your explanation.

    Where did you get this information from? Is this officially from Microsoft or is it more like a personal opinion?

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