Meanings
nounpivot table (plural pivot tables)
plural pivot tables
- computingA summary table used for automatic sorting, counting and averaging of the data in another table or spreadsheet.
Origin
Introduced by Microsoft in 1994 as "PivotTable" (though the concept was older); their trademark was active until 2020.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Dutch draaitabel
- draaitabelautomatic summary table
Finnish pivot-taulukko, yhteenvetotaulukko
- pivot-taulukkoautomatic summary table
- yhteenvetotaulukkoautomatic summary table
French tableau croisé dynamique
- tableau croisé dynamiqueautomatic summary table
German Pivot-Tabelle
- Pivot-Tabelleautomatic summary table
Norwegian Bokmål pivottabell
- pivottabellautomatic summary table
Polish tabela przestawna
- tabela przestawnaautomatic summary table
Russian сво́дная табли́ца
- сво́дная табли́ца (svódnaja tablíca)automatic summary table
Cite this entry
APA
pivot table. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pivot%20table
MLA
“pivot table.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pivot%20table. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pivot table,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pivot%20table.
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