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Spreadsheet vs Logbook - What's the difference?

spreadsheet | logbook |

As nouns the difference between spreadsheet and logbook

is that spreadsheet is (dated) a sheet of paper, marked with a grid, in which financial data is recorded and totals calculated manually while logbook is (nautical) a book in which measurements from the ship's log are recorded, along with other salient details of the voyage.

spreadsheet

English

Noun

(wikipedia spreadsheet) (en noun)
  • (dated) A sheet of paper, marked with a grid, in which financial data is recorded and totals calculated manually.
  • (computing) A computer simulation of such a system of recording tabular data, with totals and other formulas calculated automatically.

    • logbook

    English

    (wikipedia logbook)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (nautical) A book in which measurements from the ship's log are recorded, along with other salient details of the voyage.
  • (by extension) A book in which events are recorded; a journal, especially of travel.
  • (UK) A record of the ownership, and licensing of a motor car