pivot table

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What does pivot table mean?

A summary table used for automatic sorting, counting and averaging of the data in another table or spreadsheet.

Where does pivot table come from?

Introduced by Microsoft in 1994 as "PivotTable" (though the concept was older); their trademark was active until 2020.

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