workbookn.
/ˈwəːkbʊk/, U.S. /ˈwərkˌbʊk/ 1.
a. A book containing a record of jobs to be done, allocations of duties, hours worked, etc. Cf. worksheet n. 3.
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society > communication > record > written record > daily record or journal > [noun] > other types of journal
book of remembrance1465
commentary1531
notebook1565
tablebook1582
remembrance booka1627
stam-book1662
memorandum book1683
memorandum paper1710
noctuary1714
workbook1766
memorandum tablet1774
journalet1776
birthday book1806
tickler1808
remembrancer1843
war diary1917
worksheet1925
pillow book1928
memory board1955
Daytimer1960
1766 J. Parker Franklin & Hall Acct. 1 Feb. in B. Franklin Papers (1969) XIII. 90 Account for the Book Noetica..which in the Work-Book is charged at 25 [pounds sterling].
1814 1st Rep. Soc. Edinb. Suppression of Beggars 57 The work book, from which the monthly reports are made up, is balanced every Saturday.
1892 W. Blissard Ethic Usury & Interest ix. 102 By the workbook of a steady man working for a West-end shop now before me I find that he made £1 18s. 3d. (net) in his best week.
1910 A. Bennett Clayhanger iii. vi. 371 Edwin was familiar with every detail of the printer's work-book.
1960 G. E. Evans Horse in Furrow ix. 115 Work Books offer us a great deal of information about farming methods at this time [sc. early nineteenth century].
2012 P. Keany & J. Farrell Cocaine Diaries xi. 123 I wanted to sign the work book, but there were no jobs if you didn't speak Spanish.
b. A book containing information on a subject and related exercises for students, such as questions to be answered or tasks to be carried out. Cf. worksheet n. 2.
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society > communication > book > kind of book > textbook or book of instructions > [noun] > school book
schoolbook1581
copybook1598
task-book1624
class book1788
cram-book1858
workbook1873
1873 Proc. Royal Geogr. Soc. 18 69 Some more work-books, another set of Inman's tables, and two or three white slates; some quill pens and pencils, also, will be wanted to go on.
1932 W. D. Lewis et al. (title) Practical workbook in English.
1990 N.Y. Mag. 11 June 56/2 The afternoon drags by as we plow through workbooks designed to teach us the reinterview experience.
2004 L. Pyles Homeschooling Child with Asperger Syndrome ii. 48 There is an emphasis on workbooks, tests, and other ‘schooly’ things.
2. Computing. In a spreadsheet program: a single file containing a number of individual spreadsheets. Cf. worksheet n. 5.
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society > computing and information technology > software > [noun] > applications program > spreadsheet
spreadsheet1982
worksheet1982
workbook1991
1991 InfoWorld 30 Dec. 8/4 Excel 4.0 will let users drill down into multiple worksheets, and it will offer worksheet grouping via a Workbook function.
2000 Times 2 Aug. (Crème section) 2/1 You can hide an entire workbook by clicking Window/Hide.
2013 C. Albright VBA for Modelers viii. 153 The first line adds a new worksheet to the active workbook.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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