Meanings
present singular third person recalcs · participle present recalcing · participle past recalced · past recalced
- informaltransitiverecalculate
Typically, you'll debug your model by making changes, recalcing, and testing within the spreadsheet, then trying Prepare and Run.
1988 December 5, InfoWorld, volume 10, number 491 more example
This would typically be used to temporarily turn off layout calculations while a number of shapes are added or modified, after which DLS could be re-enabled to recalc the drawing all at once.
2000, Graham Wideman, VISIO 2000 Developer's Survival Guide, page 228
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