Getting data from a cell located in a different sheet is called ________

In spreadsheet software such as Excel, a cell reference (also called referencing) is the technique of pointing to a cell's address - for example Sheet2!A1 - instead of retyping its value, so that whatever the target cell holds is automatically pulled into the formula or cell that points to it. A reference can point within the same sheet, to another sheet, or even to another workbook.

Here, the described action - getting data from a cell in a different sheet - is exactly what referencing does: writing an address such as =Sheet2!A1 in the current cell links it to that cell in the other sheet, so its value flows across sheets whenever the source changes.

The other options describe different actions:

• Accessing - a general term for opening or viewing data; it does not name the specific linking mechanism used to pull a value from another sheet.

• Updating - means changing or overwriting a cell's own value, not retrieving one from elsewhere.

• Functioning - is not a standard spreadsheet term for this operation; it vaguely gestures toward formulas or functions rather than the specific act of pointing to another cell's address.

Excel supports three types of cell references:

• Relative reference - adjusts automatically when the formula is copied to another cell.

• Absolute reference - stays fixed to a specific cell regardless of where it is copied, written with dollar signs, e.g. $A$1.

• Mixed reference - locks only the row or only the column, e.g. $A1 or A$1.