columns
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A1 In a spreadsheet, references to cells automatically update when new rows or columns are inserted or deleted.
Able-bodied Jews, separated according to sex, will be taken in large work columns to these areas for work on roads, in the course of which action doubtless a large portion will be eliminated by natural causes.
A canal stood about 200 yards west of the town, crossed by three narrow bridges, which would require the Union troops to funnel themselves into columns before proceeding.
A design client, IBM Domino Designer, can allow the development of database applications consisting of forms (which allow users to create documents) and views (which display selected document fields in columns).
A column might also be a decorative element not needed for structural purposes; many columns are "engaged", that is to say form part of a wall.
AD 1494 illustration of a finger alphabet and counting system originally described by Bede in AD 710. The Greek alphabet is represented, with three additional letters making a total of 27, by the first three columns of numbers.